What kind of home is Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA last sold for £490,000 in December 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £455,000 in November 2017, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Across 2 sales between November 2017 and December 2020, Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA rose from £455,000 to £490,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The current EPC rating for Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in May 2020. It has improved from a G recorded in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (1,636 sq ft). That makes it about 50% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA use?

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

Which area is Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA in?

Old School House, 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 Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Police records around Old School House, 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 Old School House, The Street, IP28 6DA?

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

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Old School House, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA

Estimated value

£558,000

Since the 2020 sale (£490,000)+14%
Against IP28 6DA's recent median (£325,000)+72%

Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

152 m²

1636 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£558,000

Against its 2020 sale (£490,000)+14%
Against IP28 6DA's recent median (£325,000)+72%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old School House is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
152 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in IP28 6DA
5 sales, median £325,000 (2023–2022)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

18 December 2020Most recent
£490,000
+7.7%over 3 years
2 November 2017
£455,000

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

Nearby sales in IP28 6DA

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old School House, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About Old School House

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

Old School House is a detached house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 is 13.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £490,000.

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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.

Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2020

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 May 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2020from Jul 2017

EPC improved fromG10toF24

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

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

Old School House 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.

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.

Old School House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,224

Street avg £2,989

On par

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below

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.

Nearest stops

Post OfficeBus stop116m
Crown CottageBus stop2.6km
The GreenBus stop2.9km
New CottagesBus stop2.9km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
Other Theft140 reports8%
Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Old School House is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Old School House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old School House was lodged in May 2020 at band F and is valid until May 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Old School House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from IP28 6DA. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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