Fir Trees, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
About Fir Trees
Fir Trees is a four-bedroom detached house in South Lopham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 sits 112.1% above the 2010 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Fir Trees'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2012PorchFullIn report
Demolition of existing porch & erection of larger porch & utility room
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2011/1187/F
- Oct 2011PorchOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Remove porch & erect single storey lobby & utility room
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3PL/2011/1054/LU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fir Trees
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fir Trees valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 7 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2010Most recent
£280,000
+34.6%over 6 years28 May 2003
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HT: £275,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in IP22 2HT
Driftway Farm, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold May 2024
£675,0002 Old School, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT
Sold Sept 2023
£275,0007 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
£517,500
Everything we know about Fir Trees, 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
On habitable rooms, Fir Trees stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,186
Street avg £2,188
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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