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Get started1 Rectory Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bacton, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 4LE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
1 Rectory Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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CO₂ Emissions for 1 Rectory Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 188 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in IP14 4LE: £400,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Scout Hut — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Bacton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB