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Mousehall Cottage, Back Heywood, Diss, IP22 5TE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
228 m²
2454 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Mousehall Cottage

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

Mousehall Cottage is a detached house in Diss (IP22 5TE). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 42% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £350,000 in May 2021. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Mousehall Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mousehall Cottage, Back Heywood, Diss, IP22 5TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mousehall 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 May 2021Most recent

    £350,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in IP22 5TE: £63,000 (2000–1995).

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On the street

Versus other Back Heywood homes

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

On epc rating, Mousehall Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

44 (E)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

228 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
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.

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.

Closest school

1.8 km

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing. 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 5TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 5TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 5TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

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 Mousehall Cottage, Back Heywood, Diss, IP22 5TE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.