2 Poorhouse Cottages, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
About 2 Poorhouse Cottages
2 Poorhouse Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4ED). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 35% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
9 applications on record at 2 Poorhouse Cottages, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
- Nov 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 (Contorted Willow) Pollard to a height of 6ft. T2 (Oak) Raise up over the road by 6m.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/04803
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2023Decision
- FullApr 2021Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2016Most recent
£239,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4ED: £460,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in IP29 4ED
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Sold Feb 2018
£460,0001 Poorhouse Cottages, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Oct 2015
£225,000
Versus other Cross Green homes
Price per m² for 2 Poorhouse Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,692
Street avg £4,697
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brockley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hartest Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







