Old Smithy Cottage, School Lane, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, IP12 2PX

Old Smithy Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bromeswell, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £592,000 is 42.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.