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Rugby Cottage, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
246 m²
2648 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 9
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rugby Cottage

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

Rugby Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Burston, Diss, Diss (IP22 5TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 52), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 246 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 is 11.8% above the 2017 sale price.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • LandYes

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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G9
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
17.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rugby Cottage, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rugby 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.

Rugby Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£606,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£542,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 July 2017Most recent

    £542,000

    +83.7%over 12 years
  2. 17 April 2005

    £295,000

    +75.1%over 3 years
  3. 28 March 2002

    £168,500

  4. 15 December 2000

    £168,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 5TJ: £530,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Mill Green homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Rugby Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,203

Street avg £2,454

On par

Floor Area

246 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

17.6 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.8 km

Burston Community Primary School. 1 school 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 5TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 5TJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 5TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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 Rugby Cottage, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.