Primrose Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Depden, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2005. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 35.2% above the 2010 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Primrose Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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 £1,085 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Primrose Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Primrose Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
- Dec 2005RenovationOutcome in report
Listed Building Application - Replacement of 3 No. rear doors and 14 No. windows
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SE/05/02499
Unlock Primrose Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY's full planning history
You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.
- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
- All 1 application on this property in full
- The 1 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
One time fee only - money back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 12 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2010Most recent
£420,000
+14.8%over 6 years9 October 2003
£366,000
+170.1%over 4 years4 December 1998
£135,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4BY: £640,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IP29 4BY
Lyndale, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold Jul 2024
£495,000The Grove, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold May 2024
£640,000Pratts Farm, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold Jun 2021
£825,000Popes Farm, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold Nov 2020
£895,000Rainbow Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold May 2019
£350,000
Versus other The Green homes
On habitable rooms, Primrose Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,472
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Dale Farm Cottages, Hartest
IP29 4EY
1 Chestnut Crescent, Chedburgh
IP29 4UJ
1 Barn Meadow, Shimpling
IP29 4HE
1 Ark Cottages, Chedburgh Road, Whepstead
IP29 4UB
1 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall
IP29 4PY
1 Blind Lane, Hartest
IP29 4DN
1 Cresslands Lane, Hawkedon
IP29 4NW
1 Churchill Close, Lawshall
IP29 4PQ
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







