Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rainbow Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Notable views4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£403,000
- Since the 2019 sale (£350,000)+15%
- Against IP29 4BY's recent median (£640,000)-37%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£403,000
- Against its 2019 sale (£350,000)+15%
- Against IP29 4BY's recent median (£640,000)-37%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Rainbow Cottage is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4BY. 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
105 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2014
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in IP29 4BY
5 sales, median £640,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 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.
Rainbow Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Sales timeline
15 May 2019Most recent
£350,000
+40.0%over 6 years28 February 2013
£250,000
+150.0%over 11 years31 October 2001
£100,000
+233.3%over 5 years4 November 1995
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4BY: £640,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in IP29 4BY
Ashlea, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
Sold Dec 2025
£590,000Lyndale, 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
£895,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- 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 Rainbow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rainbow Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Depden, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £350,000 in May 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 15.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2014.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Summer houseYes
- Notable viewsYes
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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.
Rainbow Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2024
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2014
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 June 2024
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2013from Oct 2012
EPC improved fromD59toE49
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Jun 2014from May 2013
EPC improved fromE49toD61
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV
Solar PV panels (20 kWp) installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rainbow Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Rainbow Cottage, The Green, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4BY
1decisions1extensions5documents
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Planning Application - Two storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) and first floor rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/0790/HH
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Versus other The Green homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rainbow Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
18/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Council HousesBus stop529m
- Bury RoadBus stop659m
- Church EndBus stop716m
- Water TowerBus stop884m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences99 reports39%
- Burglary30 reports12%
- Other Theft30 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson26 reports10%
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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 IP29 4BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 Rainbow Cottage is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4BY. 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. 4 sales are recorded for Rainbow 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 Rainbow Cottage was lodged in June 2014 at band D and expired in June 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Rainbow 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from IP29 4BY. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Rainbow Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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