Hillside Farm, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
About Hillside Farm
Hillside Farm is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2024. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hillside Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2024Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - (a) change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses (class C3) to create two dwellings (b) associated operational development
- Agent
- Carlyon Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/1315/P3QPA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hillside Farm
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
Hillside Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£304,000
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 8JA: £286,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in IP28 8JA
Foregood House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Dec 2022
£505,000Mill House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Mar 2019
£350,000Highfields, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Jul 2005
£250,000The Old School House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Feb 2005
£160,000Rushford Barn, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold May 2000
£199,500
Everything we know about Hillside Farm, 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 Chippenham Road homes
EPC Rating for Hillside Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km
Golden Boar — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB