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31 planning records
About Chapel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Cottage is a detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 31 planning records sit against the property, 23 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, partial demolition and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chapel Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel Cottage, Ixworth Road, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesNo objections
Trees in a conservation area notification - one oak (marked T17 on plan) crown reduction by 1.5 metres on north side to shorten three branches overhanging garage, crown lift to four metres above ground level, one oak (marked T18 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, crown thin by 5%, crown lift to four metres above ground level
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chapel Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Ixworth Road homes
Three headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Chapel Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 232 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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