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About Little Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Little Cottage is a detached house in Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 6 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. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 104.2% above the 2015 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Little Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023
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£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Little Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,634
Street avg £3,811
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 3DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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