The Cottage Barn, Little Green, Burgate, Diss, IP22 1QQ
About The Cottage Barn
The Cottage Barn is a two-bedroom detached house in Burgate, Diss, Diss (IP22 1QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage Barn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage Barn
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
Price for The Cottage Barn has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£350,000
+29.6%over 5 years12 November 2015
£270,000
+42.9%over 9 years26 September 2006
£189,000
-5.0%over 3 years2 September 2003
£199,000
+130.1%over 3 years19 November 1999
£86,500
+25.4%over 1 year30 March 1998
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1QQ: £350,000 (2018–1999).
Nearby sales in IP22 1QQ
Everything we know about The Cottage Barn, 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 Little Green homes
The Cottage Barn is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 232 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Waveney Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Wortham Primary School. 2 schools 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
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB