Ark Farm, Chedburgh Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4UB

Ark Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4UB). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2672 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 is 23.2% above the 2012 sale price.