2 Council House, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
About 2 Council House
2 Council House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Market Weston, Diss, Diss (IP22 2NX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Council House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Householder planning application - a. installation of open porch b. two storey side extension c. alterations to existing dwelling including replacement roof tiles, external wall insulation with render finish and alterations to fenestration
- Agent
- Locus Planning Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/2127/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Council House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2NX: £275,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in IP22 2NX
Primrose Cottage, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
Sold Mar 2020
£235,564Maron House, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
Sold Apr 2017
£480,000Bali Hai, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
Sold Jan 2017
£275,000Codlings Yard, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
Sold May 2016
£405,000Old Post Office, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX
Sold Dec 2014
£220,000
Everything we know about 2 Council House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Road homes
2 Council House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,191
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB