2 Gissing Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5UD

2 Gissing Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Burston, Diss, Diss (IP22 5UD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 304% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 74.6% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.