Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Dairy Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
5 sales on record5 planning records
Estimated value
£475,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£469,500)+1%
- Against IP28 6LT's recent median (£720,000)-34%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£475,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£469,500)+1%
- Against IP28 6LT's recent median (£720,000)-34%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Dairy Cottage is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6LT. 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
130 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2024
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in IP28 6LT
5 sales, median £720,000 (2025–2012)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Dairy Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£469,500
+54.2%over 9 years3 May 2012
£304,500
-3.3%over 4 years24 July 2007
£315,000
+50.0%over 5 years28 August 2001
£210,000
+130.8%over 6 years9 April 1995
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LT: £720,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in IP28 6LT
Angel Barn, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
Sold Apr 2025
£1,275,000Bridgeway, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
Sold Dec 2022
£577,200Hengrave Lodge, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
Sold Oct 2020
£1,400,000The Old Workshop, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
Sold Jan 2019
£525,000The Minstrels, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
Sold Aug 2012
£350,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Dairy Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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About Dairy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dairy Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LT). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (255 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £469,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Dairy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 April 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2019from Aug 2009
EPC improved fromD61toF31
Main Fuel
GasLPG
Fuel source changed
Hot Water
GoodPoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Apr 2024from Dec 2019
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dairy Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
5 applications on record at Dairy Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LT
1 live now4decisions29documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Jul 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TCA12/2272 - Trees in a Conservation Area Notification(i) T1 Willow tree - pollard at minimum of 10 metres; (ii) T2 Western Red Cedar tree - Fell; (iii) T3 Leyland Cypress - remove lateral limbs that are growing into the Cherry tree; (iv) T4 Laurel tree - reduce to height of approximately 3 metres; (v) T5 Juniper tree- fell; (vi) T6 five Yew trees - crown lift to maximum of 3 metres; and (vii) fell one Lime tree adjacent to road/Yew trees.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/12/0802/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2026Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2015Decision
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 319 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hengrave Hall — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Hengrave HallBus stop213m
- ChurchBus stop1.6km
- Cornwallis CloseBus stop1.7km
- The GreenBus stop1.8km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
- Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
- Other Theft140 reports8%
- Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Dairy Cottage is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6LT. 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. 5 sales are recorded for Dairy 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 Dairy Cottage was lodged in April 2024 at band F and is valid until April 2034. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Dairy 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 6LT. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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