Double Cottage, Bardwell Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1DF

Double Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 18.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.