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About Alder Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Alder Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedfield, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP13 7HH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 889 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 29.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 115.6% above the 2000 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, a porch 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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Alder Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Alder Cottage, Southolt Road, Bedfield, Woodbridge, IP13 7HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2014PorchFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of side & rear extension, porch canopy after demolition of existing lean-to
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Alder Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2000)
£135,000
Growth on file: 29.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Southolt Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Alder Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,635
Street avg £2,672
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 IP13 7HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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