5 Mill Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TW
About 5 Mill Road
5 Mill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Burston, Diss, Diss (IP22 5TW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 37.3% above the 2020 sale price. Sold June 2020 for £169,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2025TreesIn report
Cooking Apple Tree - Fell
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1277
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 & 2 silver birch - fell, 3 walnut - raise the lower overhanging canopy, 4 Sycamore - fell, 5 Damson - cut off dead section, 6 Apple - maintenance prune, 7 Holly - have removed large ivy overgrowth and pruned back.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/1796
What's in 5 Mill Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 10 years.
£169,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2020Most recent
£169,000
+32.0%over 10 years3 March 2010
£128,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in IP22 5TW: £139,000 (2010–2010).
Nearby sales in IP22 5TW
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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
0.2 km
Burston Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB