Lilac Cottage, Triple Plea Road, Bedingham, Bungay, NR35 2NY

Lilac Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bedingham, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 2NY). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 sits 62.9% above the 2015 sale of £375,000. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.