Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Little Chadacre Farm Cottage, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Little Chadacre Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Little Chadacre Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shimpling, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £435,000 in November 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 6 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2025from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromF24toD65
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Walls
Very PoorGood
Wall insulation improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low Energy Lighting
73%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Little Chadacre Farm Cottage, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Little Chadacre Farm Cottage, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
1decisions1extensions10documents
- Oct 2016PorchFullOutcome in report
Erection of side extension and front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- B/16/01131
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Little Chadacre Farm Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£435,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2025Most recent
£435,000
+97.7%over 15 years1 October 2010
£220,000
+134.0%over 9 years24 May 2001
£94,000
+51.6%over 4 years12 September 1996
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4HL: £575,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in IP29 4HL
The Hamptons, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Oct 2025
£835,000Little Chadacre Farmhouse, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Jan 2021
£575,000The Firs, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Jun 2020
£490,000Chiltern House, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Sept 2006
£447,500Linden House, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Sept 2001
£292,500
Versus other Little Chadacre homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Little Chadacre Farm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,425
Street avg £2,802
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.9 km
Mill Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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