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Sanfields Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sanfields Cottage

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

Sanfields Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from Jul 2012
EPC improved fromD55toE40
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
50%73%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sanfields Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sanfields Cottage 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.

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

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Sanfields Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,415

Street avg £3,088

On par

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par
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.

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

School — bus stop.

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The full 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 6DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6DP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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