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Orchard Cottage, Gissing Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5UD

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Burston, Diss, Diss (IP22 5UD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Gissing Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard 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.

Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 5UD: £397,500 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Gissing Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

EPC Rating

42 (E)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 113 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£237k

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IP22 5RX

£248k

1 Common Road, Gissing

IP22 5UR

£250k

1 Horner Close, Roydon

IP22 5SJ

£214k

1 Cricks Walk, Roydon

IP22 5SN

2 bed
£254k

1 Back Heywood

IP22 5TE

£259k

1 Hose Avenue, Roydon

IP22 5RN

£260k

1 Burston Road, Gissing

IP22 5UF

3 bed
£267k

1 High Road, Roydon

IP22 5RB

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Diss report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP22 5UD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP22 5UD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP22 5UD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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 Orchard Cottage, Gissing Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5UD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.