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About 3 Bell Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Bell Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Framsden, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 6HP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (209 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 12.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £313,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Bell Farm Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Bell Farm Cottages, Birds Lane, Framsden, Stowmarket, IP14 6HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 3 Bell Farm Cottages in 2023.
- Jul 2023Loft ConversionFullGranted
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions including insertion of rooflights in conjunction with conversion of loft and front porch (amended scheme re-submission of DC/23/00282)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£313,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 3 Bell Farm Cottages, Birds Lane, Framsden, Stowmarket, IP14 6HP
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Versus other Birds Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 3 Bell Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,013
Street avg £3,723
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 196 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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
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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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 6HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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