Dragonfly Cottage, Tuddenham Road, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AG

Dragonfly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6AG). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 159 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 42.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 151% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.