What kind of home is The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA is a detached house.

What did The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA sell for?

The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA last sold for £635,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £265,000 in May 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Across 2 sales between May 2006 and June 2021, The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA rose from £265,000 to £635,000, a change of £370,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The current EPC rating for The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (2,099 sq ft). That makes it about 93% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA use?

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

Which area is The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA in?

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

How safe is the area around The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

Police records around The Old Post Office, 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.

How well connected is The Old Post Office, The Street, IP28 6DA?

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

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The Old Post Office, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

195 m²

2099 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Old Post Office

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

The Old Post Office is a detached house in Cavenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 195 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 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £635,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

The Old Post Office'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 Jun 2022

Current Certificate

Jun 2012

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 June 2022

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Level 3 Building Survey

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

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

The Old Post Office 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Current estimate

£713,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£635,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

3 June 2021Most recent
£635,000
+139.6%over 15 years
18 May 2006
£265,000

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, The Old Post Office stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,256

Street avg £2,987

On par

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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

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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

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Post Office, The Street, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.