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4 sales on record
About Elrond Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Elrond Cottage is a detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 67.8% above the 2005 sale of £205,000. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% 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.
Elrond Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Elrond Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2005)
£205,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Pound Corner homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Elrond Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,577
Street avg £1,801
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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