Chapel Street Diss, South Norfolk
33 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP22), about 250 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36000321.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £217,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 3, F: 2).
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Park, is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lawns Practice, about 360 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 80 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £217,500 | £100,000 | £335,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £130,500 | £104,000 | £175,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £122,500 | £122,500 | £122,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £187,500 | £150,000 | £225,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £128,500 | £128,500 | £128,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £149,000 | £149,000 | £149,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 1997 | 2 | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | 36 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 11 IP22 4AN | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2023 | FLAT B, THE YARD IP22 4AN | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Dec 2023 | FLAT A, THE YARD IP22 4AN | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Oct 2023 | 9 IP22 4AN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2023 | CORNER HOUSE IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Nov 2022 | FLAT A, THE YARD IP22 4AN | Other | £295,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Aug 2022 | FLAT A, THE YARD IP22 4AN | Other | £210,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Jun 2021 | 35 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2019 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Feb 2019 | SCHOOL HOUSE COTTAGE IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Feb 2019 | 31 IP22 4AN | Detached | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 19 IP22 4AN | Detached | £132,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2015 | 35 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £104,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 39 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2015 | 39 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £129,000 | |
| 4 May 2012 | 39 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £122,500 | |
| 17 May 2011 | 1 IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2011 | SCHOOL HOUSE COTTAGE IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2009 | 35 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2007 | 39 IP22 4AN | Flat or maisonette | £128,500 | |
| 15 Apr 2005 | 11 IP22 4AN | Detached | £149,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 1 IP22 4AN | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 6 May 1999 | 34 IP22 4AN | Terraced | £32,500 | |
| 30 May 1997 | 39 IP22 4AN | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | |
| 27 May 1997 | 31 IP22 4AN | Detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: Flat (4); House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (8); 1967-1975 (2); 2023 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,586 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (40% of about 1,860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Diss Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 29.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Dolphin House, grade II*
- 1-3, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 1, MERE STREET, grade II
- 10, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 11 AND 12, MERE STREET, grade II
- 13-15, MERE STREET, grade II
- 14, 15 AND 15A, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18, MERE STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, MERE STREET, grade II
- 35-37, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 38, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 5, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 41, MERE STREET, grade II
- 42, MERE STREET, grade II
- 44 AND 45, MERE STREET, grade II
- 46 AND 47, MERE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 48-50, MERE STREET, grade II
- 51-54, MERE STREET, grade II
- 6, MERE STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 8, MERE STREET, grade II
- 8, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 9, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALLS OF ST MARYS CHURCH, grade II
- Dolphin Cottage, grade II
- FRANWIN, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- KINGS HEAD HOTEL, grade II
- SUN INN, grade II
- WEST BOUNDARY WALLS OF NO 1, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Grasmere, Denmark Street, Planning Permission (270 m)
- 104 - 106 Denmark Street, Diss, Planning Permission (300 m)
- Former Hamlin's Factory site, Diss, Local Plan Allocation (360 m)
- Former Hamlin's Factory site, Diss, not permissioned (360 m)
- Feather Factory site, Diss, Local Plan Allocation (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Feather Factory site, Diss, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Rackham's Builders Yard, Diss, Planning Permission (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Rackham's Builders Yard, Diss, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 4AN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 4AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 4DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 9 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 26 m and 31 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 4AL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 4AN | 100% | 62% | 62% | 0% |
| IP22 4DD | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weavers Court Diss | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 290 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Street Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 35.4 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 81 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lawns Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Diss Dental Care Centre | 320 m |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Park 2.0 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Fair Green 2.1 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,990 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Diss Cricket Club 2.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dolphin House, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north. 158 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin House | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north |
| 2, Mount Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 150 m west |
| Clynt Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Walcot Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Westbrook Green | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Three Corner Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 33 |
6 of the street's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diss Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 190 m | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Diss Infant Academy and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Diss High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Palgrave Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roydon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flour And Bean IP22 4AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Best-One IP22 4AB | Retailers - other | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Diss United Reformed Church IP22 4AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | Exempt | |
| Superdrug Store PLC IP22 4AD | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| Greggs IP22 4AD | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Holland And Barrett IP22 4AD | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Costa Coffee IP22 4AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Pizza Time IP22 4AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Golden Dragon IP22 4AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Cannells Butchers IP22 4AG | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| The Waterfront Inn IP22 4AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Istanbul Kebab House IP22 4AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Grape Tree IP22 4AG | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| B&M Retail IP22 4AG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Pizzeria Buongiorno IP22 4AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (30); On or near Chapel Street (18); On or near Market Hill (17); On or near Market Place (8); On or near Weavers Court (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings The Flying Chef 11 (mobile caterer, IP22 4JT) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 30 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP22 4AN: 31 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- IP22 4AL: 1 address
- IP22 4DD: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mere Street · Market Hill · Hales Yard · The Causeway · Frenze Road · Mallard Court · The Entry · The Entry · Market Hill · Mount Street · Church Street · Weavers Court
All the streets in IP22 and across South Norfolk.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.