1 Ark Cottages, Chedburgh Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4UB

1 Ark Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4UB). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 15.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.