Hideaway, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
About Hideaway
Hideaway is a detached house in Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2308 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £667,000 is 39% above the 2014 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hideaway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Hideaway is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) Mixed Hedge (H1 on plan), 1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) and 1no. Conifer (T2 on plan) reduce in height to 2m from ground level; (ii) 3no. Conifer (G1 on plan) fellG1 CONIFER - Fell to ground level.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/1383/TCA
- Jun 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree in a Conservation Area - 1no Cherry (T1 on plan) fell, 2no Acers (T2 and T3 on plan) crown reduction of approximately 25%
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/0863/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hideaway
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
Hideaway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 7 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2014Most recent
£480,000
+11.6%over 7 years30 August 2007
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6RQ: £650,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in IP28 6RQ
West Glebe, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
Sold Feb 2025
£325,000Gate House Cottage, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
Sold Oct 2022
£200,000Melrose, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
Sold Sept 2022
£846,000New Leaf Wood, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
Sold Jan 2021
£725,000Church House, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ
Sold Dec 2020
£650,000
Everything we know about Hideaway, 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 other School Road homes
Hideaway outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,239
Street avg £2,335
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 298 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 16.9 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
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB