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3 sales on record
About Store Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Store Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Store Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 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.
Store Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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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