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Walnut Tree Cottage, Walcot Green, Diss, IP22 5ST

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Walnut Tree Cottage

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

Walnut Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Diss (IP22 5ST). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 148.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £326,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Walnut Tree Cottage, Walcot Green, Diss, IP22 5ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Walnut Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Walnut Tree Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£326,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 April 2022Most recent

    £326,000

    +139.7%over 21 years

  2. 30 May 2000

    £136,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in IP22 5ST: £290,000 (2025–1999).

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On the street

Versus other Walcot Green homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Walnut Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 61 (D)

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£281k

1 Lewis Drive, Roydon

IP22 5SL

3 bed
£281k

1 Manor Road, Roydon

IP22 5QU

3 bed1 bath
£422k

1 Higdon Close, Burston

IP22 5UG

3 bed
£267k

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3 bed1 bath
£260k

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3 bed
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

1.3 km

Diss Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.0 km

Diss High School. 7 schools nearby.

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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 5ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 5ST

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 5ST

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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