What kind of home is Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS?

Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS last change hands?

Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS last sold for £265,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £195,000 in August 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2005 and January 2020, Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS rose from £195,000 to £265,000, a change of £70,000. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS have?

The current EPC rating for Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS?

Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 2PS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS use?

The latest EPC at Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS?

Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS is in council tax band D.

Which area is Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS in?

Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS sits in Hepworth, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS?

Police records around Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS 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.

What is the nearest station to Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS?

The closest bus stop to Clare Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PS is Council Houses, 277m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Clare Cottage, The Street, Hepworth, Diss, IP22 2PS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Clare Cottage

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

Clare Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Hepworth, Diss, Diss (IP22 2PS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 21.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £265,000.

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

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.

Clare 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 18 Jun 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Jun 2014

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2013from May 2010

Low Energy Lighting

57%22%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jun 2014from Apr 2013

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Clare Cottage, The Street, Hepworth, Diss, IP22 2PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Clare 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£265,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

10 January 2020Most recent
£265,000
+29.6%over 6 years
9 July 2013
£204,500
+4.9%over 7 years
18 August 2005
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2PS: £392,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in IP22 2PS

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 46 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Clare Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,880

Street avg £2,859

On par

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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

0.3 km

Council Houses — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 2PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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