Candlers, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
About Candlers
Candlers is a detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4ED). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 773 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 15.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£595/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Candlers 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2019
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Planning history
Candlers has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
11 applications on record at Candlers, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
- Nov 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell twin stemmed Ash (T1), Damson (T2) and Horse Chestnut (T3) to ground level.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/10/01378
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2023Decision
- ConditionsJul 2020Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Candlers has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2018Most recent
£460,000
+19.5%over 4 years30 October 2013
£385,000
+2.7%over 3 years14 October 2010
£375,000
+25.0%over 2 years20 December 2007
£300,000
+104.1%over 9 years30 January 1998
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4ED: £277,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in IP29 4ED
2 Hillside, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Sept 2024
£277,000The Hatch, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Apr 2024
£895,000Nursery Bungalow, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Sept 2021
£650,0002 Poorhouse Cottages, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Feb 2016
£239,9501 Poorhouse Cottages, Cross Green, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ED
Sold Oct 2015
£225,000
Versus other Cross Green homes
Candlers outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,404
Street avg £4,154
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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







