1 The Old Chapel, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
About 1 The Old Chapel
1 The Old Chapel is a semi-detached house in Shelfanger, Diss, Diss (IP22 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 The Old Chapel
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 The Old Chapel sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace current timber windows with new treated timber windows. The new windows will be made by joinery company and will be exactly the same as the existing windows. They will be painted and primed in the workshop. They will have slender fit glazing units, 4mm glass, 4mm gap 4mm glass, a total of 12mm.
New Windows- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/3885
- Apr 2022RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows.
- Agent
- Anglian Home Improvements
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0338
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 The Old Chapel
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old Chapel has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£263,000
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 2DP: £357,500 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in IP22 2DP
Ventura Cottage, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Apr 2021
£490,0002 The Old Chapel, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Sept 2020
£205,000Old Crown House, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Aug 2019
£375,000Field View, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Jan 2019
£250,000The Gables, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold May 2016
£357,500
Everything we know about 1 The Old Chapel, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Common Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 The Old Chapel lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Closest school
1.5 km
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing. 1 school 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB