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About Wimpy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Wimpy Cottage is a detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 726 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 102.9% above the 2013 sale of £140,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Wimpy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Wimpy Cottage, Mill Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Wimpy Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2013ExtensionFullApprove application
Planning Application - (i) Erection of link extension incorporating alterations and conversion of outbuilding to living accommodation (ii) Creation of vehicular access and parking area (iii) Erection of fence.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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