Longfield, High Street, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QX

Longfield is a five-bedroom detached house in Hopton, Diss, Diss (IP22 2QX). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on oil. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £480,000.