Oak Cottage, Walcot Green, Diss, IP22 5SR

Oak Cottage is a detached house in Diss (IP22 5SR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since February 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 303.3% above the 1995 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 69.5% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 13 EPCs).