Ivy Cottage, Groton Street, Groton, Sudbury, CO10 5EE

Ivy Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Groton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2018. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 107 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 76.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £470,000.