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Fir Trees, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
236 m²
2540 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fir Trees

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

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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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026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

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fir Trees, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2012
    PorchFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing porch & erection of larger porch & utility room

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2011/1187/F
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2011
    PorchOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Remove porch & erect single storey lobby & utility room

    Extension
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2011/1054/LU
    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.

Fir Trees valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£594,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£280,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 January 2010Most recent

    £280,000

    +34.6%over 6 years
  2. 28 May 2003

    £208,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2HT: £275,000 (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.

On habitable rooms, Fir Trees stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,186

Street avg £2,188

Strongly below

Floor Area

236 m²

Street avg 145 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fir Trees, Blo Norton Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.