Keepers Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
About Keepers Cottage
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 performance
Keepers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Hot water system changed
Planning history
A recent planning application at Keepers Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn 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
- Dec 2025PorchIn 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
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Keepers Cottage
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.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2021Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LX: £295,000 (2022–2020).
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
£258,000Orchard Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Jan 2021
£305,000Grange Farm Croft, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX
Sold Feb 2020
£305,000
Everything we know about Keepers Cottage, 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
On epc rating, Keepers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,252
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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