1 Flint Cottage, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
About 1 Flint Cottage
1 Flint Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6NB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
1 Flint Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Flint Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6NB: £300,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in IP28 6NB
Stanchils Farm, 1 Bungalow, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
Sold Feb 2024
£340,000Stanchils Farm, 2 Bungalow, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
Sold Oct 2023
£300,000Stanchils Farm, 3 Bungalow, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
Sold Jul 2023
£300,000Sir Johns, The Bull Barn, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
Sold May 2021
£300,000Stanchils House, Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6NB
Sold Mar 2014
£410,000
Everything we know about 1 Flint 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
Versus the street
On epc rating, 1 Flint Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 204 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.5 km
Hengrave Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB