Orchard Cottage, Fen Road, Blo Norton, Diss, IP22 2JH

Orchard Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Blo Norton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £490,000 — fresh data. Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 93.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.