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About 1 Lawn Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Lawn Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Fressingfield, Eye, Eye (IP21 5SD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 479.4% above the 1998 sale of £48,500. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Lawn Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Lawn Farm Cottage, Metfield Lane, Fressingfield, Eye, IP21 5SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullGranted
Erection of two-storey extension to side of dwelling and single-storey extension to rear of dwelling. Erection of garage/carport (retention of). Rendering of existing building, including attached property.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Lawn Farm Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Metfield Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Lawn Farm Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Yew Tree Farm — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP21 5SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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