West Cottage, The Marsh, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PN

West Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Wortham, Diss, Diss (IP22 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 57% above the 2013 sale of £242,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 107.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.