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Keepers Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX

12 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 12
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Keepers Cottage

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

Keepers Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 4 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £400,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Keepers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Aug 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G12
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2012from Oct 2010
EPC improved fromG18toF24
Low Energy Lighting
5%30%

More low energy lighting installed

Aug 2016from Mar 2012
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Aug 2018from Aug 2016
EPC improved fromF21toG12
Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Keepers Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Dec 2025
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to discharge condition 4(i) (hidden historic features) of DC/21/1321/LB

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DCON(C)/21/1321
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2025
    Porch
    In report

    Application for listed building consent - a. single storey extension to outbuilding b. catslide porch c. raised patio d. log burning stove and twin wall flue pipe

    ListedExtension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/25/1585/LB
    View planning record
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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 the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£3,252

Street avg £2,554

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 145 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.6 t/year

Street avg 5.9 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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6LX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Keepers Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.