Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
21 The Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 70.1% above the 2003 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
21 The Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
21 The Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 6 years.
£127,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 6 years.
14 November 2003Most recent
£127,000
+103.2%over 6 years30 July 1997
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HZ: £385,000 (2025–2021).
19 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Oct 2025
2 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Mar 2023
14 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jul 2022
13 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jun 2021
Grape Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Feb 2021
21 The Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,228
Street avg £2,212
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Golden Boar — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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