What kind of home is 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX last change hands?

2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX last sold for £313,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £50,650 in December 1996, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 1996 and June 2022, 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX rose from £50,650 to £313,000, a change of £262,350. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

The current EPC rating for 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in November 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 2PX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX use?

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

What is the council tax band for 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX in?

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

How safe is the area around 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

Police records around 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX 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 schools are near 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

The closest primary school to 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX is Stanton Primary School (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX?

The closest bus stop to 2 Stone Cottage, The Street, IP22 2PX is Church Lane, 127m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Stone Cottage, The Street, Hepworth, Diss, IP22 2PX

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Stone Cottage

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

2 Stone Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hepworth, Diss, Diss (IP22 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 89 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £313,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemOil
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Stone Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

2 Stone 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.

Price for 2 Stone Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£313,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

12 June 2022Most recent
£313,000
+518.0%over 25 years
20 December 1996
£50,650

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2PX: £280,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in IP22 2PX

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Stone Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,517

Street avg £2,940

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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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

0.1 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Stanton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

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