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EPC B
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 281 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 7 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. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -17.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £894,000 sits 178700% above the 2021 sale of £500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£0/sq ft) was about 99.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Pound Corner, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2003ExtensionFullApprove Application
Extension: Side of property
Planning Application - Erection of side extension and provision of dormer window on rear roof slope
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£894,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -17.5% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£500
Growth on file: -17.5% per year over 25 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.
Price per m² for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2
Street avg £2,026
Floor Area
281 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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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