2 Old School, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
About 2 Old School
2 Old School is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Lopham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £275,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2014/1142/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Old School has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 29 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2023Most recent
£275,000
+400.0%over 28 years1 February 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HT: £240,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in IP22 2HT
Driftway Farm, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold May 2024
£675,0007 Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold Mar 2023
£190,0003 Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold Feb 2021
£240,000Querido, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold Sept 2020
£517,5006 Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold Mar 2020
£130,000
Everything we know about 2 Old School, 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 Blo Norton Road homes
Years Held for 2 Old School lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,644
Street avg £2,043
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
1.4 km
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham. 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
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB