# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (IP22 4LR)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 20 LOUIES LANE, DISS, NORFOLK IP22 4LR |
| Price | £500,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £490,000 Dec 2020 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 30/09/2023 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,280

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£55)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- X (£3,500)
- U (£9,000 - £14,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8494-2591-9429-2607-6073)

## Description

**Location** **** **** The property is close to the heart of the town and the wide range of facilities that Diss has to offer are within walking distance including local and national shops, good social and sporting facilities, modern health centre and schooling to sixth form level. Additionally, Diss has the benefit of the mainline rail station on the Norwich to London Liverpool Street line with a journey to London of around 90 minutes. The town is well located with the fine old town of Bury St Edmunds around 18 miles away, Thetford 17 miles, Norwich and Ipswich both around 25 miles. 

**The** **Property** **** This is an exceptional home within the town as there are few which can match it with regards to location and size of plot. Built by Shaw builders in the 1990s the property has been improved over the years with an updated kitchen and solar roof panels and more recently, a smart new en-suite shower room to the master bedroom. 

The entrance vestibule opens into an impressively spacious entrance hall which is indicative of the accommodation throughout as all rooms are of generous sizes. The sitting room is particularly capacious, measuring 7.9m x 4.6m. This room features an open fireplace, French doors to the garden and a bay window to the front elevation. Similarly the kitchen/breakfast room is of a good size and incorporates a range of units to one end. Appliances include a double oven, five ring gas hob and extractor hood. There is space for a dishwasher and a large American style fridge freezer as well as a good sized kitchen table and there is further provision for appliances in the laundry room and side lobby which connects the house to the double garage. The dining room with French doors to the garden completes the ground floor layout. Upstairs are four double bedrooms, the master bedroom benefiting from a dressing room and en-suite shower room and the remaining three bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. The large double bedroom to the front aspect features a sink unit.  

**Outside** **** The property is approached off Louies Lane via a private gravelled driveway which belongs to the property and over which the two neighbouring properties enjoy a right of way. The house stands at the end of its driveway with lawn areas to the front. All in all, the house sits centrally in its plot of 0.3ac excluding the driveway (0.48ac including driveway). There is ample parking immediately in front of the double garage and additionally, behind the fencing/gate lies a further area which could be utilised for a caravan or motor home or even an annexe, subject to planning consents. Adjacent to this lies a shed, fruit cage and vegetable patch and the formal gardens run along the east and south elevations bordered with a well maintained evergreen hedge. 

**Services** **** Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity are connected to the property. Solar roof panels on a feed-in tariff installed after the date of the current EPC. Gas fired boiler providing heating to radiators and domestic hot water. 

**Directions** **** From Roydon Road turn into Louies Lane and a little further along on the right hand side lies the gravelled driveway which gives access to the property. 

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

**Freehold	** ****  

**Ref:** **/REY** ****  

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/81672919/752783) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/81672919/752784) - EPC 1

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 5 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4020588
- **Address:** 20 Louies Lane, DISS, IP22 4LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/09/2006
- **Work Completed:** 21/08/2006
- **Items:** 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13063364
- **Address:** 20 Louies Lane, DISS, IP22 4LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/07/2018
- **Work Completed:** 10/05/2018
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13684835
- **Address:** 20 Louies Lane, DISS, IP22 4LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/08/2019
- **Work Completed:** 04/07/2019
- **Items:** 1 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #14963509
- **Address:** 20 Louies Lane, DISS, IP22 4LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/12/2021
- **Work Completed:** 12/10/2021
- **Items:** 15 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #17107172
- **Address:** 20 Louies Lane, DISS, IP22 4LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/12/2025
- **Work Completed:** 22/09/2025
- **Items:** 3 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £490,000 | 02/12/2020 | Detached |
| 20 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £485,000 | 13/02/2020 | Detached |
| 20 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £385,000 | 17/12/2013 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £261,000 | 04/07/2025 | Detached |
| 27 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £310,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 15 HALL HILLS, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LP | £518,000 | 28/06/2023 | Detached |
| 1 SCHOLARS WALK, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EA | £365,000 | 28/02/2023 | Detached |
| 9 CHERRY TREE COURT, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4QW | £315,000 | 10/11/2022 | Detached |
| 16 HALL HILLS, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LP | £475,000 | 17/06/2022 | Detached |
| 56 SCHOLARS WALK, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EA | £372,000 | 30/05/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LR | £475,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 35 LOUIES LANE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LY | £310,000 | 18/03/2022 | Detached |
| 2 HALL HILLS, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LP | £402,500 | 15/12/2021 | Detached |
| 40 SCHOLARS WALK, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4EA | £330,000 | 29/09/2021 | Detached |
| 24 ORCHARD GROVE, DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK, IP22 4LX | £260,000 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £366,125 (12 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £461,682 (44 Detached, IP22, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +8.3%

## 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):** £1,147/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Ling Road, IP22 | £1,850/mo | 4 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Sycamore Way, IP22 | £1,200/mo | 4 | 0.84 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,525/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £190,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £152,500

*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 £1,525/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 27.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-622/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.1%

*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:** £2,618/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -0.1%
- **10y growth:** 20.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Norfolk; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 40.3%

## Flood risk

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

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