Appledown Cottage, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Diss, IP22 1HW

Appledown Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hinderclay, Diss, Diss (IP22 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (January 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 69.2% above the 2009 sale of £292,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).