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Driftway Farm, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
255 m²
2745 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Driftway Farm

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

Driftway Farm is a detached house in South Lopham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £675,000 in May 2024.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Driftway Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Driftway Farm, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2022
    Full
    In report

    Change of use of the land for 30m x 60m menage with post & rail fencing.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2022/0230/F
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2020
    Full
    In report

    Retrospective use of of barn as a carpentry business and cattery building .

    Retrospective
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2019/1461/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.

Latest sale on Driftway Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£681,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£675,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 May 2024Most recent

    £675,000

  2. 25 September 2017

    £675,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HT: £240,000 (2023–2020).

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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.

On years held, Driftway Farm runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,647

Street avg £2,042

Strongly above

Floor Area

255 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£495k

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£489k

1 Beech Croft, South Lopham

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4 bed3 bath
£452k

1 Alia Way, North Lopham

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£444k

1 Ashes Farm Lane, North Lopham

IP22 2NR

3 bed1 bath
£404k

1 Diamond Close, Winfarthing

IP22 2EW

4 bed2 bath
£340k

1 Cherry Tree Close, North Lopham

IP22 2NG

3 bed1 bath
£335k

1 Church Woodlands, Church Road, North Lopham

IP22 2LP

£331k

1 Church Close, Hepworth

IP22 2QF

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Diss report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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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