Hengrave Hall, Kennedy Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LZ
About Hengrave Hall
Hengrave Hall is a mid-terrace house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an annexe, change of use to residential, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 48.4% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hengrave Hall's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2010AnnexFullIn report
Planning Application - Demolition of redundant gym wing and construction of replacement wing with associated change of use and conversion of former stable block to form 2no. holiday let units and 1no. dwelling as amended by letter and plan received 31.8.10 clarifying proposed use as holiday lets and dwelling
Change of Use- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/09/0446
- Jul 2010DemolitionIn report
Listed Building Application - Demolition of redundant gym wing with internal and external works associated with conversion and extension of former stable block to form 3 dwellings (revised scheme) as amended by letter and plans received 12th June 2009 indicationg revisions to windows on rear and front elevations and other alterations specified in letter
ListedExtension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/09/0447
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hengrave Hall valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 2006Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LZ: £225,000 (2021–2006).
Everything we know about Hengrave Hall, 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

Versus the street
Price per m² for Hengrave Hall lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,940
Street avg £3,001
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
0.2 km
Hengrave Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Howard Community Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB