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About Plover Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Plover Cottage is a detached house in Brockford, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 5NF). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 sits 55% above the 2016 sale of £320,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Plover Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Plover Cottage, Town Lane, Brockford, Stowmarket, IP14 5NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Plover Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension and erection of pitched roof to existing single storey extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Plover Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Plover Cottage, Town Lane, Brockford, Stowmarket, IP14 5NF
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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