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5 sales on record
About Post Office Cottages South
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Post Office Cottages South is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Combs, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £217,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. 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
Building
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Post Office Cottages South, North Cottage, Tannery Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2023DemolitionFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2023)
£217,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Post Office Cottages South, North Cottage, Tannery Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2EL
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Versus other Tannery Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Post Office Cottages South lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,246
Street avg £2,720
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 2EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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