Bull Cottage, Newmarket Road, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AQ
About Bull Cottage
Bull Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 29.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in August 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Bull Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bull Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£325,000
+176.6%over 19 years31 January 2001
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6AQ: £995,000 (2022–1999).
Everything we know about Bull Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Newmarket Road homes
EPC Rating for Bull Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 212 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Mildenhall College Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB