What type of property is Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL last change hands?

Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL last sold for £150,000 in August 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

The current EPC rating for Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL is G with a score of 17 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP22 2TL. Source: EPC Register.

How is Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL heated?

The latest EPC at Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL records to be used only when there is no heating/hot as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL located?

Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL sits in Gasthorpe, Diss, Diss. It falls within the IP22 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

Police records around Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

The closest primary school to Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL is Hopton Church of England Primary Academy (2.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL?

The closest bus stop to Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, IP22 2TL is Post Box Cottages, 565m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, Gasthorpe, Diss, IP22 2TL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 17

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Blacksmiths Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Blacksmiths Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Gasthorpe, Diss, Diss (IP22 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 88 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 104.7% above the 2012 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at Blacksmiths Cottage

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blacksmiths Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2022

EPC Rating

G17

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, Gasthorpe, Diss, IP22 2TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Alteration and extension
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
3PL/2013/0048/F
View planning record

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Blacksmiths Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Blacksmiths Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£307,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2012)

£150,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 August 2012Most recent
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2TL: £250,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in IP22 2TL

Before you offer

Everything we know about Blacksmiths 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Blacksmiths Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,705

Street avg £2,503

Below

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£290k

1 Back Street, Garboldisham

IP22 2SD

3 bed1 bath

£331k

1 Church Close, Hepworth

IP22 2QF

3 bed1 bath

£340k

1 Cherry Tree Close, North Lopham

IP22 2NG

3 bed1 bath

£275k

1 Eastview, Redgrave Road, South Lopham

IP22 2HL

3 bed1 bath

£252k

1 Blo Norton Road, South Lopham

IP22 2HT

3 bed

£444k

1 Ashes Farm Lane, North Lopham

IP22 2NR

3 bed1 bath

£323k

1 Druids Cottages, Common Road, Shelfanger

IP22 2DL

2 bed

£404k

1 Diamond Close, Winfarthing

IP22 2EW

4 bed2 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Diss district page.

Full Diss report

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

0.6 km

Post Box Cottages — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 2TL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 2TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, Gasthorpe, Diss, IP22 2TL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.