Magdalen House, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
About Magdalen House
Magdalen House is a three-bedroom detached house in South Lopham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in March 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Magdalen House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Silver Birch (T1) - Whole crown reduction from 6m to 5m. Leylandii (T2) - Whole crown reduction from 8m to 6m. Ash (T3) - Remove 1 lower bough. Leylandii/ Bay (A4) - an 'L' shaped cluster of trees to the rear of the property to be reduced in height from 6m to 4m.
- Reference
- PL/2025/1828/TCA
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ash- Reduce Crown Circumference to a 8m spread Height of tree is 10m T2 Holm Oak(Multi Stemmed)reduce height to 3m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- TRE/2024/0179/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Magdalen House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 11 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2024Most recent
£470,000
+30.6%over 7 years15 September 2016
£359,950
+5.9%over 3 years3 September 2013
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HL: £445,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in IP22 2HL
Pansthorne Farm, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
Sold Jul 2024
£445,000Ascona, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
Sold Mar 2024
£715,000Pansthorne Farm, The Cottage, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
Sold Mar 2022
£175,000Fairview, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
Sold May 2021
£368,000Pansthorne Farm, Reeders Barn, Redgrave Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HL
Sold Mar 2021
£547,000
Everything we know about Magdalen House, 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

Versus other Redgrave Road homes
On habitable rooms, Magdalen House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,113
Street avg £6,096
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB