Ecclefechan Cottage, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DW
About Ecclefechan Cottage
Ecclefechan Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Botesdale, Diss, Diss (IP22 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ecclefechan Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ecclefechan Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1DW: £450,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IP22 1DW
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Sold Jun 2025
£450,0002 Back Hills Cottage, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DW
Sold Jan 2025
£245,25024 Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DW
Sold Sept 2024
£310,000Ivy House, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, IP22 1DW
Sold Aug 2024
£540,000
Everything we know about Ecclefechan Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Back Hills homes
Ecclefechan Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Simonds Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB