East Chapel Cottage, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
About East Chapel Cottage
East Chapel Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Shelfanger, Diss, Diss (IP22 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2018. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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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
East Chapel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Dec 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of existing window with matching
- Agent
- Keith Day Architects
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/2248
We flagged 2 things worth checking at East Chapel 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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
East Chapel Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£210,000
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 East Chapel 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Common Road homes
On habitable rooms, East Chapel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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.
Closest school
1.5 km
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB