Rugby Cottage, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
About Rugby Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Rugby Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rugby Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Rugby Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 17 years.
£542,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2017Most recent
£542,000
+83.7%over 12 years17 April 2005
£295,000
+75.1%over 3 years28 March 2002
£168,500
15 December 2000
£168,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 5TJ: £530,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in IP22 5TJ
Home Farm Barn, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
Sold Aug 2025
£740,000Lanson House, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
Sold Nov 2021
£530,00011 Crown Cottages, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
Sold May 2016
£165,000The Old Pool House, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
Sold Jan 2016
£200,000Home Farm, Mill Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TJ
Sold Oct 2014
£425,000
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Versus other Mill Green homes
EPC Rating for Rugby Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,203
Street avg £2,454
Floor Area
246 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.6 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB