Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Fieldgate Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 50.7% above the 2019 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2019 for £270,000.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 20 March 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
External or internal wall insulation added
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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A recent planning application at Fieldgate Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Fieldgate Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Two storey side and rear extension
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Fieldgate Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
1 August 2019Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DP: £400,000 (2024–2022).
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Fieldgate Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,286
Street avg £3,251
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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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
School — bus stop.
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