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About Mara Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Mara Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bromeswell, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 259.1% above the 1999 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. At 77 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 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mara Cottage, School Lane, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, IP12 2PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey extension at Mara Cottage.
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two story extension to create additional accommodation to residential dwelling.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Mara Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.2% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (1999)
£89,950
Growth on file: 15.2% per year over 2 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.
On floor area, Mara Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,168
Street avg £3,328
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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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