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1 planning record
About Medlar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Medlar Cottage is a detached house in Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 103.7% above the 2004 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2006.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Medlar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Medlar Cottage, Back Lane, Badwell Ash, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullRefused
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor extension over existing garage to existing detached property.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Medlar Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2004)
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Back Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Medlar Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,384
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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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 3DW 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 — 13 points of interest in total.
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