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About Lupin Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lupin Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Buxhall, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1423 sq ft) and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £457,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- 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.
Lupin Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£457,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Lupin Cottage, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Stowmarket, IP14 3EA
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Versus other Brettenham Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Lupin Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,456
Street avg £2,189
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
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 3EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.
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