Hopton Cottage, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
About Hopton Cottage
Hopton Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hopton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2QX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £227,500 in May 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 18.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hopton Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hopton Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 19 years.
£227,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2019Most recent
£227,500
+17.3%over 2 years31 July 2016
£194,000
+59.0%over 12 years16 September 2003
£122,000
+130.2%over 3 years18 July 2000
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2QX: £480,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in IP22 2QX
Deloraine, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
Sold Dec 2024
£205,000Porthpean, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
Sold Sept 2024
£370,000The Limes, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
Sold Aug 2024
£795,000Longfield, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
Sold Apr 2024
£480,000The Barn, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
Sold Apr 2023
£515,000
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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 High Street homes
On habitable rooms, Hopton Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,741
Street avg £2,411
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.0 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB