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About Ivy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ivy Cottage is a detached house in Bacton, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on anthracite. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 95% above the 2013 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 60.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ivy Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Ivy Cottage, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ
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Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Ivy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,463
Street avg £3,508
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 184 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 4LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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