What kind of home is 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

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

When did 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA last change hands?

5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA last sold for £125,000 in November 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft). That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA use?

The latest EPC at 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

5 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.

Which area is 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA in?

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

Is 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Windmill Cottages, 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 is the nearest station to 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The closest bus stop to 5 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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5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Windmill Cottages

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

5 Windmill Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 108.8% above the 2018 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2018 for £125,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 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 06 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Windmill Cottages, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Windmill Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Current estimate

£261,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

2 November 2018Most recent
£125,000

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.

On price per m², 5 Windmill Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,736

Street avg £3,408

Strongly below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Below

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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

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

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