Marlborough Cottage, Smallworth Common, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2QW

Marlborough Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Garboldisham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2QW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 16.7% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £390,000.