Ivy Cottage, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX
About Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Hopton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2QX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 62% above the 2013 sale of £199,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2009. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 94 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 31 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
TCA09/1737 - Trees in a Conservation Area NotificationPollard one Ash tree.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/09/0223
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ivy Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 13 years.
£199,995
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2013Most recent
£199,995
+6.9%over 9 years5 October 2003
£187,000
+62.6%over 3 years30 March 2000
£114,995
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 we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other High Street homes
Price per m²
£2,128
Street avg £2,440
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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