Ivy Cottage, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
About Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Burgate, Diss, Diss (IP22 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 63), 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 electricity.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Last sale on file: £465,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Ivy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Ivy Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replace 5no casement windows retaining the existing frames, replace existing softwood door and frame with hardwood stable door and frame.
- Agent
- Marsh Architects Limited
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/04843
- Jan 2023HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Installation of a TV Ariel to the chimney stack
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/06103
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ivy 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
Ivy Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 27 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£465,000
+50.0%over 2 years11 May 2020
£310,000
+28.1%over 5 years4 May 2015
£242,000
+433.0%over 19 years15 December 1995
£45,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1QL: £500,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in IP22 1QL
The Burrow, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
Sold Mar 2025
£710,000East Cottage, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
Sold Mar 2025
£545,000Oak Tree Cottage, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
Sold Apr 2018
£500,000The Pink House, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
Sold May 2012
£279,500Claybats, Great Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QL
Sold Jan 2012
£400,000
Everything we know about Ivy 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 Great Green homes
Price per m² for Ivy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,527
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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
0.6 km
Sycamore View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Wortham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB