Orchard Barn, Common Road, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UR
About Orchard Barn
Orchard Barn is a detached house in Gissing, Diss, Diss (IP22 5UR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 58.3% below the 2024 sale of £575,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,047/sq ft) was about 594.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 10 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. Sold July 2024 for £575,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Barn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Orchard Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.5% per year over 7 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 32.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2024Most recent
£575,000
+637.2%over 7 years25 May 2017
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 5UR: £185,000 (2022–2011).
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Versus other Common Road homes
Price per m² for Orchard Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,275
Street avg £2,269
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
2.8 km
Tivetshall Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB