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1 Millennium Cottage, Fen Road, Blo Norton, Diss, IP22 2JH

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Millennium Cottage

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

1 Millennium Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blo Norton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold December 2022 for £265,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Millennium Cottage, Fen Road, Blo Norton, Diss, IP22 2JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Millennium Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Proposed kitchen extension to the rear elevation of the property

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    3PL/2023/0348/HOU
    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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£265,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2022Most recent

    £265,000

    +72.1%over 17 years
  2. 23 August 2005

    £154,000

    -3.7%over 11 months
  3. 23 September 2004

    £159,950

    +87.1%over 4 years
  4. 15 June 2000

    £85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2JH: £395,000 (2025–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Fen Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Millennium Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,841

Street avg £2,509

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

White Horse — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools 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 2JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 2JH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

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