Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedAre you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started4 Birds Garden Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£843/sq ft) was about 272.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
4 Birds Garden Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
On epc rating, 4 Birds Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
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
44.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Are we missing something? Tell us about home improvements to help adjust your valuation.
26 May 2021Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP14 6AS: £670,000 (2021–2008).
Detailed AI analysis
An AI-written breakdown of everything that matters
Detailed EPC data
Full energy ratings, history and recommendations
Related properties
Comparable homes and street-level pricing
Full planning history
Every application and decision on record
Ad-free · Instant access · Secure Stripe checkout · One-off payment
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
IP14 6JQ
Stonham Barns — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB