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1 planning record
About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Ashfield, Stowmarket, Stowmarket (IP14 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 12.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £450,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blacksmiths Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, Ashfield, Stowmarket, IP14 6LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2020ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of side and rear extensions.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blacksmiths Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Blacksmiths Cottage, The Street, Ashfield, Stowmarket, IP14 6LX
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Blacksmiths Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,412
Street avg £3,279
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stowmarket district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP14 6LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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