4 Birds Cottage, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
About 4 Birds Cottage
4 Birds Cottage is a detached house in Redgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 166 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 27 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Birds Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 4 Birds Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 no. Willow (T1) to hedge height - existing dimensions 5m x 3m reduce to 1m x 1m.
- Agent
- JD Trees
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/05019
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area: Reduce and reshape 1no Walnut and 3no Acers in rear garden by 1/3
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/00022
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Birds 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
4 Birds Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1RX: £430,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP22 1RX
2 Birds Cottage, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
Sold Nov 2025
£387,5003 Birds Cottage, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
Sold Jan 2025
£365,000Rose Cottage, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
Sold Nov 2022
£495,000Priory Barn, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
Sold Aug 2022
£1,065,000Felix House, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
Sold Jul 2022
£430,000
Everything we know about 4 Birds 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 Half Moon Lane homes
EPC Rating for 4 Birds Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB