1 Windmill Cottages, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
About 1 Windmill Cottages
1 Windmill Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £1,129,000 is 42% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£998/sq ft) was about 371.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £795,000 in September 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Windmill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Windmill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£795,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£795,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DA: £325,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in IP28 6DA
Waratah House, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold Aug 2023
£1,100,00011 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold May 2023
£325,00010 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold May 2023
£280,0004 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold Sept 2022
£660,00014 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold Jul 2022
£315,000
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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 The Street homes
1 Windmill Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,743
Street avg £2,999
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB