2 Lower Green Cottage, Lower Green, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4NJ
About 2 Lower Green Cottage
2 Lower Green Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hawkedon, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Lower Green Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
2 Lower Green Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Lower Green homes
2 Lower Green Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







