Forge Cottage, The Street, Cretingham, Woodbridge, IP13 7BG

Forge Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cretingham, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP13 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2025 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since November 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 208.2% above the 1999 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 49.8% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).