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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Orford, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 17.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £795,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Broad Street, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Alterations and single storey rear extension with new flat roof
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2005 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.3% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2024)
£795,000
Growth on file: 17.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Broad Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,719
Street avg £5,912
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Woodbridge district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP12 2NQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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