Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lynn Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£340,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£190,000)+79%
- Against IP28 8HZ's recent median (£385,000)-12%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£340,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£190,000)+79%
- Against IP28 8HZ's recent median (£385,000)-12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Lynn Cottage is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8HZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
104 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in IP28 8HZ
5 sales, median £385,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HZ: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HZ
19 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Oct 2025
£440,0002 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Mar 2023
£245,00014 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jul 2022
£385,00013 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jun 2021
£405,000Grape Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Feb 2021
£277,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Lynn Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Lynn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lynn Cottage is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 78.9% above the 2020 sale of £190,000. At 104 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £190,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lynn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 July 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lynn Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Lynn Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
1decisions16documents1nearby
- Nov 2020RenovationFullOutcome in report
Householder Planning Application - (i) re-render North, South and East elevations (ii) replace roof tiles (iii) demolition of Garden Shed (iv) 1no. open sided car port to side (v) remove concrete hardstanding replace with permeable block paving (vi) remove chimney
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/1356/HH
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£1,827
Street avg £2,243
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Isleham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Golden BoarBus stop8m
- Elms RoadBus stop148m
- East ViewBus stop572m
- Walnut GroveBus stop2.7km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
- Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
- Other Theft140 reports8%
- Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 8HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Lynn Cottage is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8HZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Lynn Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Lynn Cottage was lodged in July 2021 at band E and is valid until July 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Lynn Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 7 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 8HZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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