2 Bells Corner Cottage, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
About 2 Bells Corner Cottage
2 Bells Corner Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hinderclay, Diss, Diss (IP22 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 30.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 129.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2010.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Bells Corner Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2010DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side extension and rear single storey extension (following demolition of existing garage and office)
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 0892/10
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Bells Corner Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Bells Corner Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 20 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2017Most recent
£280,000
+25.8%over 1 year4 November 2015
£222,500
+25.7%over 4 years13 December 2010
£177,000
+16.4%over 5 years22 November 2005
£152,000
+96.1%over 6 years29 July 1999
£77,500
+47.6%over 2 years10 July 1997
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1HW: £262,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in IP22 1HW
Meadowend, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
Sold Sept 2024
£400,000Mizpah, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
Sold Jan 2023
£250,000The Shawe, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
Sold Mar 2017
£330,000Poppyfield, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
Sold Dec 2012
£248,500Bell House, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW
Sold Dec 2011
£258,000
Everything we know about 2 Bells Corner 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 Bells Lane homes
2 Bells Corner Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,498
Street avg £1,490
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB