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

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 35.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 October 2035

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from Mar 2012
Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Solid

External or internal wall insulation added

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%33%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

Orchard Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

1 application on record at Orchard Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LX

1decisions4documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Dec 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Black Poplar (T1 on plan) reduce lower crown by up to 4 metres, focusing on the over extended limbs

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/24/1665/TCA
    Full record in report

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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.

Current estimate

£412,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2021Most recent

    £305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LX: £295,000 (2022–2020).

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 floor area, Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,773

Street avg £2,634

Above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Orchard Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£349k

1 Brooms Barn Cottage, Higham

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£343k

1 Barn Cottages, The Green, Fornham All Saints

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£500k

1 Chestnut Close, Barton Mills

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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

0.5 km

Hengrave Hall — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

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 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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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