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Potash Cottage, The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DJ

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
249 m²
2680 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Potash Cottage

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

Potash Cottage is a detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.

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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.

Potash Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
30.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and 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 Potash Cottage, The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Potash Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

5 applications on record at Potash Cottage, The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DJ

5decisions8documents
Flagged:Listed buildingConservation area
  1. Sept 2004
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of solar collector on south roofslope (as amended by details dated 05/08/04).

    Listed
    Reference
    B/04/01280
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£741,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 4DJ: £390,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other The Row homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Potash Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

29 (F)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

249 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

30.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£672k

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£579k

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4 bed2 bath
£556k

1 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall

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4 bed
£500k

1 Dale Farm Cottages, Hartest

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3 bed2 bath
£475k

1 Birdbrook, Brockley

IP29 4AA

£412k

1 Cresslands Lane, Hawkedon

IP29 4NW

4 bed1 bath
£389k

1 Chestnut Crescent, Chedburgh

IP29 4UJ

3 bed2 bath
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

0.2 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Hartest Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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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 4DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 4DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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 Potash Cottage, The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.