Malvern Lodge, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
About Malvern Lodge
Malvern Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Shelfanger, Diss, Diss (IP22 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 364 m² (around 3918 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 364 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £895,000 sits 79% above the 2014 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
Energy performance
Malvern Lodge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Malvern Lodge.
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension to extend kitchen and additional dormer to dwelling.
- Agent
- Keith Day Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/1928
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
New pitched roof dormer and roof lights, kitchen extension and incorporation of outside space to create pantry off utility.
- Agent
- Keith Day Architects
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1433
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Malvern Lodge
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
Malvern Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£895,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2014Most recent
£500,000
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 Malvern Lodge, 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, Malvern Lodge stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,374
Street avg £2,166
Floor Area
364 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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.
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