Grange Farm Croft, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
About Grange Farm Croft
Grange Farm Croft is a detached house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 28.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 112.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £305,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Grange Farm Croft has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Application for listed building consent - single storey extension on South elevation
- Agent
- Some Bloke Designs
Listed- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/1617/LB
- Nov 2022ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (tree protection measures) of DC/22/0531/HH
- Agent
- Some Bloke Designs
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DCON(A)/22/0531
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Grange Farm Croft
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LX: £295,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in IP28 6LX
2 Grange Farm Bungalows, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Jan 2022
£295,0003 Grange Farm Bungalows, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Nov 2021
£275,0001 Grange Farm Bungalows, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Sept 2021
£258,000Keepers Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Mar 2021
£400,000Orchard Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Jan 2021
£305,000
Everything we know about Grange Farm Croft, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus the street
Grange Farm Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,621
Street avg £2,326
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 km
Hengrave Hall — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB