4 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
About 4 The Street
4 The Street is a semi-detached house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £660,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 The Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 4 The Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- May 2025FullIn report
Householder planning application - ground mounted solar array
- Agent
- Carlyon Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/0314/HH
- Dec 2023RenovationFullIn report
Householder planning application - two air source heat pumps
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/0878/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 The Street
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 7 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2022Most recent
£660,000
+41.6%over 7 years10 August 2015
£466,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DA: £325,000 (2023–2021).
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
£280,00014 The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold Jul 2022
£315,0003a, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA
Sold Nov 2021
£465,000
Everything we know about 4 The Street, 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 The Street homes
On habitable rooms, 4 The Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £3,338
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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