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May Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About May Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

May Cottage is a detached house in Depden, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.

At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against May Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

May Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£499,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 IP29 4BY: £640,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, May Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

61 (D)

Street avg 55 (E)

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about May Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

1 Dale Farm Cottages, Hartest

IP29 4EY

3 bed2 bath
£475k

1 Birdbrook, Brockley

IP29 4AA

£556k

1 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall

IP29 4PY

4 bed
£579k

1 Ark Cottages, Chedburgh Road, Whepstead

IP29 4UB

4 bed2 bath
£412k

1 Cresslands Lane, Hawkedon

IP29 4NW

4 bed1 bath
£628k

1 2 Waldegrave Farm, Annexe, Hartest

IP29 4EA

£389k

1 Chestnut Crescent, Chedburgh

IP29 4UJ

3 bed2 bath
£387k

1 Cordell Cottages, Little Chadacre, Shimpling

IP29 4HL

Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Council Houses — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 4BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about May Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.