What type of property is 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA last sold for £282,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (2,174 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 100% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA located?

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

What is crime like near 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Police records around 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA show an average of 122 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The closest bus stop to 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA is Post Office, 116m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

202 m²

2174 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 4 Windmill Cottages

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

4 Windmill Cottages is a five-bedroom 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 B. 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. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 88.7% above the 2018 sale of £282,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 39% below the postcode norm. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Windmill Cottages'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

Current Certificate

Jul 2014

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 July 2024

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Windmill Cottages, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Windmill Cottages has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

4 Windmill Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£532,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£282,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 May 2018Most recent
£282,000

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

Nearby sales in IP28 6DA

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.

On habitable rooms, 4 Windmill Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,396

Street avg £3,076

Strongly below

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed

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3 bed

£386k

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3 bed2 bath

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IP28 6EJ

3 bed1 bath

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.

Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

122/mo

Falling 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

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FAQ

Common questions

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