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23 LOUIES LANE

DISS, NORFOLK IP22 4LR

3 beds 1 baths 1,012 sq ft Listed 5 Jan 2017 (-3483d)

£295,000

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (IP22 4LR)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 23 LOUIES LANE, DISS, NORFOLK IP22 4LR |
| Price | £295,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 94 m² |
| Last sold | £290,000 Mar 2017 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/06/2022 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £450/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,530

### Recommendations
- W (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£30)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£9,000 - £14,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0299-2892-6468-9522-1575)

## Description

**Location** **** The house is located in Louies Lane which runs to the west of the town of Diss, a bustling market town with weekly markets in the market square and auctions at TW Gaze auction house. Diss sits on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and offers a surprising number of independent specialist shops and businesses providing a wide variety of goods and services, including three national brand supermarkets. The town also benefits from a mainline rail station which provides regular commuter services to Norwich, Ipswich and London Liverpool Street, located to the east of the town centre. There is well regarded schooling at Diss infant, junior and high schools and there are also excellent primary schools at the nearby villages of Roydon and Bressingham. The town also offers a wide range of sporting, leisure and social activities including an 18 hole golf course and further amenities can be found at the regional retail, cultural and business centre of Norwich which lies 25 miles to the north via the A140.

**The** **Property** **** This well presented home is ideally situated for easy access to schools, doctors surgery and amenities and has wide appeal, either for young couples, families or those looking to retire and move into the town. The house offers typical features of its time, having elegant high ceilings, working fireplaces in the living room and dining room, decorative coving, picture rails and pine floor boards. The kitchen has a modern feel with Shaker style doors and iroko worktops and incorporates a stainless steel sink unit, an electric hob, oven, extractor, microwave, small dishwasher, integrated fridge/freezer and washing machine. There is scope to create a larger kitchen/breakfast room by knocking through into the adjoining reception room, particularly as this room opens into the conservatory. All windows and doors, including the conservatory are upvc which keep maintenance costs to a minimum.

Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a modern family bathroom with separate bath and shower.

**Agents** **Note** **** The images in these details were taken at an earlier date and do not show the current furnishings.

**Outside** **** The front drive has been gravelled for easy parking and a single garage is set back to the side of the house. The west facing rear garden is fenced and has shrub borders.

**Services** **** Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity are connected to the property. Gas fired boiler providing heating to radiators and domestic hot water. Please note that the services/appliances/central heating and heating system/plumbing and electrical installations have not been tested by the selling agents and the purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition and warranty of these items.

**Directions** **** From the Agent's office proceed to the top of Market Hill and cross over the staggered crossroads into Roydon Road. After the TW Gaze auction rooms turn right into Louies Lane and the property will be found further along on the left hand side.

**Viewing** **** Strictly by appointment with TW Gaze.

**Freehold** ****

**Ref:** **16828/REY** ****

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/57543520/752780) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/57543520/752782) - EPC 1

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £290,000 | 17/03/2017 | Semi-detached |
| 23 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £222,000 | 07/01/2013 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £252,500 | 09/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 51 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH | £268,000 | 07/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 17 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £380,000 | 27/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 30 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LS | £254,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 61 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH | £223,750 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26C LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £263,000 | 27/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £268,000 | 12/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT | £245,000 | 12/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU | £220,000 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU | £280,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT | £268,000 | 06/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH | £285,000 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £271,890 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £336,000 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU | £220,000 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1F ROYDON ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LN | £247,000 | 06/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 55 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH | £275,000 | 15/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 12 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT | £220,000 | 25/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 16 BRUSHMAKERS WAY, ROYDON, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QZ | £185,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 FACTORY LANE, ROYDON, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EG | £192,500 | 17/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £257,732 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £283,000 (23 Semi-detached, IP22, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +4.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Norfolk). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £883/mo
- **Realistic:** £981/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,079/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Norfolk & Norwich (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £798/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Roydon Road, IP22 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Ling Road, IP22 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, St Marys Drive, IP22 | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Victoria Road, IP22 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.66 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-62/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,138/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 6.3%
- **10y growth:** 33.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Norfolk; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

94 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£290,000 Mar 2017

Price per m²

£3,138/m²

Local average

£283,000 (+4.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (26,243 of 33,755)

Street crime

53 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

No onward chain
Well presented and maintained
Quality fixtures and fittings
Single garage and off road parking
Good sized garden
Within a short walk of the town centre

Additional details

Parking: Garage, Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

Location ** The house is located in Louies Lane which runs to the west of the town of Diss, a bustling market town with weekly markets in the market square and auctions at TW Gaze auction house. Diss sits on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and offers a surprising number of independent specialist shops and businesses providing a wide variety of goods and services, including three national brand supermarkets. The town also benefits from a mainline rail station which provides regular commuter services to Norwich, Ipswich and London Liverpool Street, located to the east of the town centre. There is well regarded schooling at Diss infant, junior and high schools and there are also excellent primary schools at the nearby villages of Roydon and Bressingham. The town also offers a wide range of sporting, leisure and social activities including an 18 hole golf course and further amenities can be found at the regional retail, cultural and business centre of Norwich which lies 25 miles to the north via the A140.

The Property This well presented home is ideally situated for easy access to schools, doctors surgery and amenities and has wide appeal, either for young couples, families or those looking to retire and move into the town. The house offers typical features of its time, having elegant high ceilings, working fireplaces in the living room and dining room, decorative coving, picture rails and pine floor boards. The kitchen has a modern feel with Shaker style doors and iroko worktops and incorporates a stainless steel sink unit, an electric hob, oven, extractor, microwave, small dishwasher, integrated fridge/freezer and washing machine. There is scope to create a larger kitchen/breakfast room by knocking through into the adjoining reception room, particularly as this room opens into the conservatory. All windows and doors, including the conservatory are upvc which keep maintenance costs to a minimum.

Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a modern family bathroom with separate bath and shower.

Agents Note The images in these details were taken at an earlier date and do not show the current furnishings.

Outside The front drive has been gravelled for easy parking and a single garage is set back to the side of the house. The west facing rear garden is fenced and has shrub borders.

Services Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity are connected to the property. Gas fired boiler providing heating to radiators and domestic hot water. Please note that the services/appliances/central heating and heating system/plumbing and electrical installations have not been tested by the selling agents and the purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition and warranty of these items.

Directions From the Agent's office proceed to the top of Market Hill and cross over the staggered crossroads into Roydon Road. After the TW Gaze auction rooms turn right into Louies Lane and the property will be found further along on the left hand side.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with TW Gaze.

Freehold

Ref: 16828/REY **

Listed by

Diss

TW Gaze

Reference: 57543520

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 21/06/2022. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 22/06/2012

Expiry date: 21/06/2022 (expired)

Current heating cost: £450/year

Potential heating cost: £415/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,530

Recommendations

Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£30)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

31% since 2013

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	17/03/2017 (9 years ago)	£290,000	+30.6%
Sold	07/01/2013 (13 years ago)	£222,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
3 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW	£252,500	09/12/2025	Semi-detached
51 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH	£268,000	07/06/2023	Semi-detached
17 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR	£380,000	27/04/2023	Semi-detached
30 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LS	£254,000	21/04/2023	Semi-detached
61 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH	£223,750	31/03/2023	Semi-detached
26C LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR	£263,000	27/01/2023	Semi-detached
5 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW	£268,000	12/12/2022	Semi-detached
20 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT	£245,000	12/12/2022	Semi-detached
14 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU	£220,000	30/11/2022	Semi-detached
7 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU	£280,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
14 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT	£268,000	06/09/2022	Semi-detached
42 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH	£285,000	01/09/2022	Semi-detached
5 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW	£271,890	29/07/2022	Semi-detached
9 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR	£336,000	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
11 RUSSET ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LU	£220,000	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
1F ROYDON ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LN	£247,000	06/01/2022	Semi-detached
55 SHELFANGER ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EH	£275,000	15/12/2021	Semi-detached
12 BRAMLEY ROAD, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LT	£220,000	25/11/2021	Semi-detached
16 BRUSHMAKERS WAY, ROYDON, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QZ	£185,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached
4 FACTORY LANE, ROYDON, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EG	£192,500	17/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £257,732 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 6.3%

10y growth 33.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South Norfolk. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.3%

5y (index) 15.9%

10y (index) 43.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for South Norfolk. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £883/mo

Realistic £981/mo

Optimistic £1,079/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Norfolk.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Central Norfolk & Norwich: £798/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View IP22 4LR

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Factory Lane, adj	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Hall Hills	0.1 miles
Shop	Jannie Janes Florist	0.2 miles
Shop	Mr. Barbers	0.2 miles
Train station	Diss	1.0 miles
Hospital	Hartismere Hospital	4.2 miles
Train station	Eccles Road	8.5 miles
Hospital	Richmond House	8.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	17
Shoplifting	13
Criminal damage and arson	6
Anti-social behaviour	5
Other crime	4
Other theft	4
Public order	3
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	53

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Diss Church of England Junior Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2022
Diss High School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 21 Mar 2014
Roydon Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 6 May 2024
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 28 Sep 2023
Palgrave Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 6 Nov 2019

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Bungalow, Roydon Road, IP22	£1,300/mo	3	0.11 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Ling Road, IP22	£1,450/mo	3	0.59 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, St Marys Drive, IP22	£1,050/mo	3	0.6 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Victoria Road, IP22	£1,200/mo	3	0.66 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.42%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 5.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.7×

Monthly cashflow £-62/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).