What type of property is Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH last change hands?

Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH last sold for £450,000 in March 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £222,500 in May 2002, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2002 and March 2017, Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH rose from £222,500 to £450,000, a change of £227,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

The current EPC rating for Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in March 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (1,907 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 2JH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH heated?

The latest EPC at Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH located?

Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH sits in Blo Norton, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

Police records around Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

The closest primary school to Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH is Hopton Church of England Primary Academy (2.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH?

The closest bus stop to Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, IP22 2JH is White Horse, 895m away. In total there are 6 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Fordhams Mill Cottage, Fen Road, Blo Norton, Diss, IP22 2JH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

177 m²

1907 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Fordhams Mill Cottage

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

Fordhams Mill Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Blo Norton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1907 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 177 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £574,000 is 27.6% above the 2017 sale price.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

Fordhams Mill Cottage'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 19 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Fordhams Mill Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Fordhams Mill Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£574,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£450,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

26 March 2017Most recent
£450,000
+102.2%over 14 years
16 May 2002
£222,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2JH: £365,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in IP22 2JH

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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 co₂ emissions, Fordhams Mill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,539

Street avg £2,835

On par

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

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