Chestnut Cottage, Bates Lane, Fersfield, Diss, IP22 2FB
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Fersfield, Diss, Diss (IP22 2FB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 13.4% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Chestnut Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey extension to existing holiday let outbuilding
- Agent
- Keith Day Architects
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/2242
- Nov 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of planning consent 2017/1723 - Foul water, sewage disposal and surface water drainage.
- Agent
- MayOne Architecture
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/2398
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 13 years.
£343,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2016Most recent
£343,000
+108.5%over 13 years11 November 2003
£164,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2FB: £330,000 (2017–1999).
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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
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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
2.9 km
Bressingham 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
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB