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

Rose Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Blo Norton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £626,000 sits 115.9% above the 2014 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.