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5 sales on record
About Merrow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Merrow Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 110.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £245,000. 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)
Aug 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Merrow Cottage, Low Street, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2026ApplicationPending
Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Merrow Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2022)
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Low Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Merrow Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,298
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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