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About Christmas Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Christmas Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Combs, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2000 — 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 316.7% above the 2000 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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
- Bathrooms1
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Christmas Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£54,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Christmas Cottage, Park Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2JN
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Park Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Christmas Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£730
Street avg £1,820
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stowmarket 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 2JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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