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5 sales on record
About 2 The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 596 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 29.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 327.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2010. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 The Cottage, Up Street, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2010Tree WorksTreesApprove application
TCA10/1899 - Trees in a Conservation Area NotificationFell two trees of unknown species.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 The Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2014)
£158,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Up Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 2 The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
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