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Rosemary Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR

Extendable1 planning record

Estimated value

£288,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£242,000)+19%
  • Against IP28 6HR's recent median (£325,000)-11%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£288,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£242,000)+19%
  • Against IP28 6HR's recent median (£325,000)-11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Rosemary Cottage is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6HR. 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

    84 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in IP28 6HR

    5 sales, median £325,000 (2026–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Rosemary Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 June 2019Most recent

    £242,000

    +51.2%over 9 months

  2. 6 September 2018

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6HR: £325,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Rosemary Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Rosemary Cottage

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

Rosemary Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 51.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 19% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £242,000 in June 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Rosemary Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Dec 2018

EPC Rating

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 December 2028

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rosemary Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Rosemary Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR

1decisions9documents2nearby
  1. Nov 2022
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Householder planning application - a. render to all external elevations on dwelling b. cladding to all external elevations on outbuilding

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/22/1585/HH
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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Old Bury Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£2,881

Street avg £2,695

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 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

Bus Shelter — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Bus ShelterBus stop68m
  • New CottagesBus stop494m
  • West Stow TurningBus stop1.4km
  • Country ParkBus stop1.4km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Comparables

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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 Rosemary Cottage is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6HR. 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 Rosemary Cottage. 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 Rosemary Cottage was lodged in December 2018 at band E and is valid until December 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Rosemary Cottage. 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 6HR. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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