Meadow Cottage, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DT
About Meadow Cottage
Meadow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DT). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Last sale on file: £470,000 in December 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Meadow 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Meadow Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension (re-submission) as amended by plan received 26th September 2006 indicating revised door design
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/06/2249
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Meadow Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£470,000
+30.6%over 7 years18 September 2013
£360,000
+185.7%over 14 years26 March 1999
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DT: £382,000 (2018–2014).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
Floor Area for Meadow Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
School — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB