Black Barn, Malthouse Lane, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UT
About Black Barn
Black Barn is a detached house in Gissing, Diss, Diss (IP22 5UT). It has a recorded floor area of 335 m² (around 3606 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 335 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Black Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Solar PV panels (35 kWp) installed
Planning history
- Apr 2025FullIn report
Replacement garage following fire
- Agent
- KFD Architecture
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/0636
- Apr 2025HeritageIn report
Replacement garage following fire
- Agent
- KFD Architecture
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/0637
What's in Black Barn, Malthouse Lane, Gissing, Diss, IP22 5UT's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Black Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£729,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 5UT: £400,000 (2022–2016).
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Versus other Malthouse Lane homes
EPC Rating for Black Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
335 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.2 km
Tivetshall 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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB