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Get startedBriar Cottage, School Lane, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, IP12 2PX
3 sales on record
About Briar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Briar Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromeswell, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 92.9% above the 2005 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
- Outbuildings
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Briar Cottage, School Lane, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, IP12 2PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2012DemolitionFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Briar Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2005)
£140,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Briar Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,972
Street avg £3,239
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 193 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP12 2PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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