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EPC B
About Knox Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Knox Cottage is a detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2014) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 153.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Knox Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Knox Cottage, Knox Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Knox Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Oct 2019Tree WorksTreesNo objections
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - T1 - Cedar tree - (i) reduce height by 2.5 metres (ii) crown lift overall by 1.5 metres
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Knox Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2019)
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Knox Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, Knox Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,147
Street avg £2,031
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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