Keepers Cottage, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
About Keepers Cottage
Keepers Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wortham, Diss, Diss (IP22 1PP). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 40% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in April 2012.
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Planning history
Keepers 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
Price for Keepers Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 14 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2012Most recent
£140,000
+33.3%over 9 years16 September 2002
£105,000
+204.3%over 4 years30 July 1998
£34,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1PP: £420,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in IP22 1PP
Long Green Cottage, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
Sold Jul 2022
£510,000Greenside, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
Sold Jun 2017
£514,000Treeview, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
Sold Oct 2015
£287,100The Old Queens, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
Sold Jun 2015
£420,000The Post Office Stores, The Tea Shoppe Apartment, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, IP22 1PP
Sold Jul 2008
£300,000
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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 Long Green homes
Keepers Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,545
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.3 km
Wortham Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB