Brook Cottage, School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AD

Brook Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 16.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold August 2019 for £350,250.