Rupert Cottage, Back Street, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SD
About Rupert Cottage
Rupert Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Garboldisham, Diss, Diss (IP22 2SD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 31.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms2
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rupert 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
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 11 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2014Most recent
£235,000
+56.7%over 11 years5 October 2003
£149,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2SD: £400,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in IP22 2SD
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£400,000New House, Back Street, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SD
Sold Nov 2022
£475,0001 Back Street, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SD
Sold Apr 2022
£280,00086 Back Street, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SD
Sold Mar 2021
£275,000Back Street Farm, Back Street, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SD
Sold Feb 2021
£533,000
Everything we know about Rupert Cottage, in one report
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 Back Street homes
Rupert Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,901
Street avg £2,898
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
2.8 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB