The Oak Shades, Half Moon Lane, Redgrave, Diss, IP22 1RX
About The Oak Shades
The Oak Shades is a detached house in Redgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Oak Shades's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2022ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application under S73a for removal or variation of a condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/20/03023 dated 09/09/2020. Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Retention of (Erection of part first floor, part single storey rear extensions and front porch (following demolition of garage, and porch). Repairs to outbuilding to facilitate use as home office/gym) without compliance with discharged Condition 3 (Materials) and Condition 4 (Fenestration) - to allow variation to exclude porch not constructed and to change the external colour of windows and doors to White from Anthracite Grey.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/06794
- Jul 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 2no Overgrown Spruce trees
- Agent
- The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/03293
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Oak Shades
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
The Oak Shades has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 26 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2021Most recent
£585,000
+135.9%over 1 year23 June 2020
£248,000
+663.1%over 24 years17 November 1995
£32,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1RX: £430,000 (2025–2022).
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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 The Oak Shades, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Half Moon Lane homes
Price per m² for The Oak Shades runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,466
Street avg £2,950
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB