6 Broad Road, Cotton, Stowmarket, IP14 4ND

6 Broad Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Cotton, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 4ND). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 75.3% above the 2011 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 24% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.