Rainbow Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY

Rainbow Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Depden, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £350,000 in May 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 24.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2014.