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About Bell Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bell Cottage is a detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 8 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 23.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bell 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bell Cottage, Church Road, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bell Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2020ApplicationApprove application
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) Extension of chimney (ii) replacement of windows (iii) removal of cement renders pointing and non-traditional infill to timber frame and replacement with earth and lime-based, vapour-permeable materials (iv) removal of UPVC and modern painted softwood bargeboards and various window and door surrounds of modern design with replace with painted softwood (v) painted timber canopy over entrance door and (vi) replace plastic rainwater goods with painted cast iron. As amended by plans received 16th July 2020.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Bell Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £3,080
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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