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About Willow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Willow Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Combs, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 2JY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on anthracite. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £370,000 in June 2023.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Willow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Willow Cottage, Bildeston Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two-storey rear extension and a single-storey side extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Willow Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2023)
£370,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Willow Cottage, Bildeston Road, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2JY
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Versus other Bildeston Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Willow Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,304
Street avg £2,298
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 2JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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