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About Reed Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Reed Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Combs, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 17.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 77.7% above the 2003 sale of £237,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Garagedetached
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Reed 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2026
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2003)
£237,500
Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Reed Cottage, Park Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2JN
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Versus other Park Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Reed Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,947
Street avg £1,668
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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