2 Ruffles Cottage, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
About 2 Ruffles Cottage
2 Ruffles Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
2 Ruffles Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 July 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
2 Ruffles Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Ruffles Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£221,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0LG: £725,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in IP30 0LG
The Lodge, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
Sold Jul 2024
£745,000Steward House, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
Sold Aug 2023
£725,000Acacia House, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
Sold Feb 2023
£840,0004 Old Mill Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
Sold Apr 2022
£325,000Feran, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG
Sold Nov 2021
£25,000
Versus other Cross Green homes
2 Ruffles Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Old Hall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Cockfield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







