53 Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
About 53 Lower Street
53 Lower Street is a mid-terrace house in Gissing, Diss, Diss (IP22 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 108.7% above the 2004 sale of £93,900. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
53 Lower Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
53 Lower Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
53 Lower Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 5 years.
£93,900
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2004Most recent
£93,900
+1.0%over 1 year20 July 2003
£93,000
+48.8%over 3 years5 January 2000
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 5UJ: £365,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in IP22 5UJ
Field View Cottage, Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
Sold Jun 2021
£365,000Church Meadow Cottage, Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
Sold Apr 2021
£370,000Crown Bungalow, Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
Sold Apr 2021
£435,00052 Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
Sold Sept 1997
£58,500The Old Stores, Lower Street, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UJ
Sold Jan 1996
£38,500
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Versus other Lower Street homes
EPC Rating for 53 Lower Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,619
Street avg £3,976
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
2.3 km
Burston Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB