Meadow Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ

Meadow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 60.6% above the 2006 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.