Pear Tree Cottage, School Road, Bedingham, Bungay, NR35 2DB

Pear Tree Cottage is a detached house in Bedingham, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 105 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 39.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.