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About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, a garage conversion, an annexe and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building 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.
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Bowbeck, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Forge Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Jul 2019RenovationRefuse application
Application for Listed Buildings Consent - Retention of Replacement Windows and Doors (resubmission of DC/17/2569/LB)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Forge 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£625,000
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 Bowbeck homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Forge Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
248 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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