# 3 bedroom detached house for sale (IP21 5DX) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | PURBECK COTTAGE, THE STREET, EYE, HORHAM, SUFFOLK IP21 5DX | | Price | £375,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Council tax | D | | Construction age | England and Wales: 1983-1990 | | Floor area | 127 m² | | Last sold | £385,000 Oct 2024 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** B - **Potential rating:** A - **Expiry date:** 10/06/2035 - **Current heating cost:** £1,301/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £33,825 ### Recommendations - A (£100 - £350) - W1 (£800 - £1,200) - W2 (£4,000 - £6,000) - I (£2,200 - £3,000) - N (£4,000 - £6,000) - V2 (£15,000 - £25,000) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9097-3051-7206-0045-7204) ## Description **IN** **SUMMARY** **** This CHARMING DETACHED THREE BEDROOM FAMILY HOME located in the popular village of Horham offers more than first meets the eye. The property itself is WELL PRESENTED with the addition of character and charm due to its individual design. The property also offers the potential to extend further if desired (stms). Internally, the accommodation measures approximately 1300 Sq. ft (stms) and comprises a welcoming entrance hall leading to a large open plan SITTING and DINING ROOM, kitchen with dining space, utility room and ground floor shower room. On the first floor there are THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS, and a family bathroom. Externally, the STUNNING and PRIVATE REAR GARDEN offers plenty of space for all the family and backs onto fields and to the front there is ample DRIVEWAY PARKING.  **SETTING** **THE** **SCENE** **** The property is approached via The Street via an initial shared approached owned by the cottage leading to the private shingled front driveway with secure side gate leading to the rear. The frontage provides ample off road parking as well as mature hedging and a timber shed. The main access is to the front via a porch entrance.  **THE** **GRAND** **TOUR** **** Entering via the main entrance door into the entrance hallway you will find built-in double storage, under-stairs storage and access to the first floor. To the right you will find the main reception space with defined sitting and dining areas. This room combined is triple aspect overlooking the front, rear and side bringing in plenty of light and also benefits from an open fireplace too. There are then doors leading into the garden room overlooking the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast room can be found on the opposite side of the hallway with plenty of cupboard space and space for a table. The kitchen offers space for a free standing oven and fridge freezer and leads to the utility room beyond providing space for the washing machine and tumble dryer as well as housing the oil fired boiler. Adjoining is a downstairs shower room too completing the ground floor. Leading up to the first floor landing you will find two built-in cupboards and window to the rear overlooking the garden. The first floor offers three double bedrooms, two of which are located to the front and one has built in cupboards. The main room is found to the rear with far reaching views of the fields beyond and plenty of built in storage. There is also a family bathroom.  **THE** **GREAT** **OUTDOORS** **** The impressive rear garden is accessed via the garden room or utility room and offers a lot more than expected whilst also backing onto fields to the rear. The initial part of the garden has a paved patio and attractive pond with rockery and mature planting surrounding. There is then a shingled area and large timber garden shed providing useful storage. There are also lawns within the initial section of garden but the main lawn is found to the rear accessed via a pergola. The bottom section is a hidden extra with plenty of space for all the family as well as shingled and raised planted borders and a summer house. The garden is enclosed with timber fencing and mature hedging.   **OUT** **&** **ABOUT** **** Horham is a popular village location, with a local shop and other facilities at nearby villages Stradbroke, Debenham and Eye which are only a short drive away. The pretty market town of Diss is just over 9 miles away from where a mainline railway link runs to Norwich and London. Diss offers excellent amenities including schools, health facilities, sports facilities, regular bus service and main line railway station to London (Liverpool Street).  **FIND** **US** **** Postcode : IP21 5DX What3Words : ///thrillers.interviewer.preheated  **VIRTUAL** **TOUR** **** View our virtual tour for a full 360 degree of the interior of the property.  **AGENTS** **NOTE** **** Replacement uPVC double glazed windows, new doors, soffits, facias, guttering and roofline were completed by the current owners in 2019.  ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631234) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631235) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631236) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631237) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631238) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631239) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631240) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631241) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631242) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631243) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631244) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631245) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631246) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631247) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631248) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631249) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631250) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631251) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631252) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631253) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631254) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631255) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631256) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631257) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631258) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631259) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631260) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631261) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631262) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631263) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631264) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631265) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/133007840/1631266) ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/133007840/1631267) - Floorplan 1 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | PURBECK COTTAGE THE STREET, HORHAM, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5DX | £385,000 | 14/10/2024 | Detached | | PURBECK COTTAGE THE STREET, HORHAM, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5DX | £215,000 | 02/08/2013 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | MULBERRY HOUSE HOXNE ROAD, DENHAM, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5DF | £520,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached | | 5 HECKFIELD GREEN, HOXNE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5AF | £425,000 | 18/12/2025 | Detached | | THE HAWTHORNS VICARAGE ROAD, WINGFIELD, DISS, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5RB | £635,000 | 10/12/2025 | Detached | | 5 THE PADDOCKS, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5HE | £350,000 | 04/12/2025 | Detached | | 6 THE PADDOCKS, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5HE | £383,200 | 01/12/2025 | Detached | | ROSE FARM ATHELINGTON ROAD, HORHAM, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5EG | £1,125,000 | 24/11/2025 | Detached | | CHURCH FARM LONDON CITY ROAD, WILBY, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5LT | £845,000 | 21/10/2025 | Detached | | BRAMBLINGS GREEN STREET, HOXNE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5AZ | £740,000 | 01/08/2025 | Detached | | 20 COOPER GARDENS, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5EZ | £550,000 | 21/12/2023 | Detached | | 8 SCHOOL LANE, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5RU | £525,000 | 21/12/2023 | Detached | | 4 MAPLE CLOSE, YAXLEY, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5JJ | £695,000 | 21/12/2023 | Detached | | 4 MEADOW WAY, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5JW | £640,000 | 19/12/2023 | Detached | | 1 SMITH WAY, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5FA | £385,000 | 14/12/2023 | Detached | | OLD CORNER BARN GREEN STREET, HOXNE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5AZ | £760,000 | 05/12/2023 | Detached | | 12 COOPER GARDENS, STRADBROKE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5EZ | £420,000 | 24/11/2023 | Detached | | 4 POST MILL LANE, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5BL | £410,000 | 23/11/2023 | Detached | | ROOKERY COTTAGE THE STREET, WEYBREAD, DISS, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5TH | £520,500 | 20/11/2023 | Detached | | 6 SANCROFT WAY, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5QN | £305,000 | 10/11/2023 | Detached | | BENEDICT COTTAGE RUSSELL GREEN, WILBY, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5LX | £930,000 | 30/10/2023 | Detached | | THE VICARAGE CHURCH HILL, HOXNE, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5AT | £1,260,000 | 05/10/2023 | Detached | | [Same street] WHITE HOUSE COTTAGE THE STREET, HORHAM, EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP21 5DX | £200,000 | 21/11/2022 | Detached | **Street average:** £200,000 (1 sale) **Area average:** £621,185 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £537,365 (17 Detached, IP21, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -30.2% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Mid Suffolk). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £898/mo - **Realistic:** £998/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,098/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 ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £124,750 - **Target investor price (1%):** £99,800 *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 Area rent estimate.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £2,953/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 20.7% - **10y growth:** 59% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Mid Suffolk; Detached series; as of April 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 4.7% - **5y growth (index):** 11.5% - **10y growth (index):** 31.2% ## 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)