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About The Bungalow
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Bungalow is a detached house in Bacton, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £317,500. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Bungalow, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A an extension application was refused at The Bungalow in 2021.
- Dec 2023ConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02729 - Condition 6 (EV Charging Points), Condition 8 (Recycle/Refuse Bin Storage) and Condition 10 (Drainage of Surface Water Information)
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£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2025)
£317,500
Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of The Bungalow, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Bungalow outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,872
Street avg £3,026
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 192 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
0.3 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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