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Get started8 Elm Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Bacton, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 4NX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 87% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £307,500 in March 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Latest sale on 8 Elm Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 19 years.
£307,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 19 years.
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Price per m² for 8 Elm Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,805
Street avg £2,736
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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7 March 2025Most recent
£307,500
+55.7%over 8 years27 July 2016
£197,500
+41.1%over 10 years13 June 2006
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP14 4NX: £190,000 (2021–2015).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
IP14 4DU
Cotton Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bacton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB