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4 sales on record
About Virginia Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Virginia Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Fressingfield, Eye, Eye (IP21 5PG). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £395,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Virginia Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Virginia Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£395,500
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other New Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Virginia Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,563
Street avg £2,101
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Eye district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Broadway — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP21 5PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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