The Honeycomb, Holme Close, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QL

The Honeycomb is a three-bedroom detached house in Hopton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in May 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 37.2% above the 2014 sale price.