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2 Old School, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Old School

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Old School, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2014/1142/F
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Old School has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£275,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2023Most recent

    £275,000

    +400.0%over 28 years
  2. 1 February 1995

    £55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HT: £240,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Blo Norton Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 2 Old School lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,644

Street avg £2,043

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 153 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Diss district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 2HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 2HT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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