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About Mellis Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Mellis Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 16.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £265,000.
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2020)
£265,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Low Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Mellis Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,081
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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 1AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
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