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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 Copdock, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3ET). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 110 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 10 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Elm Lane, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2015AmendmentGranted
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of an Existing Use - Use of annex (known as "Stonehurst Cottage") as a separate dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Elm Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
1/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 IP8 3ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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