What kind of home is 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA last sold for £188,000 in May 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in July 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

Across 3 sales between July 1995 and May 2011, 3 The Street, IP28 6DA rose from £60,000 to £188,000, a change of £128,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 The Street, IP28 6DA have?

The current EPC rating for 3 The Street, IP28 6DA is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 The Street, IP28 6DA use?

The latest EPC at 3 The Street, IP28 6DA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 3 The Street, IP28 6DA have?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in June 2024 under ref. DC/24/0512/HH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 The Street, IP28 6DA in?

3 The Street, IP28 6DA sits in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 3 The Street, IP28 6DA in a safe area?

Police records around 3 The Street, IP28 6DA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 3 The Street, IP28 6DA?

The closest bus stop to 3 The Street, IP28 6DA is Post Office, 116m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA

Notable views3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 The Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 The Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 77.7% above the 2011 sale of £188,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 31 EPCs).

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Utility roomYes

Outside

Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 The Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2016

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2016from Apr 2011

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

18%88%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 The Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jun 2024
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
DC/24/0512/HH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£188,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

24 May 2011Most recent
£188,000
-1.1%over 4 years
17 May 2007
£190,000
+216.7%over 11 years
13 July 1995
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DA: £325,000 (2023–2022).

Nearby sales in IP28 6DA

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 3 The Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,265

Street avg £3,384

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Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 135 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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