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6 planning records
About Church Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Church Cottage is a detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 46.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 141 m² it's 16.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Church 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Church Cottage, Church Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Church Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2019ConditionsApprove application
Application to Discharge Condition 4 (Materials) of DC/18/0996/LB
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Church Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£302,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Church Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,146
Street avg £2,396
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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