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Swans Leys, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ

3 planning records

Estimated value

£388,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£375,000)+3%
  • Against IP29 4LQ's recent median (£700,000)-45%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£388,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£375,000)+3%
  • Against IP29 4LQ's recent median (£700,000)-45%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Swans Leys is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4LQ. 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

    82 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2019

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in IP29 4LQ

    5 sales, median £700,000 (2023–2015)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2021Most recent

    £375,000

    +19.0%over 1 year

  2. 29 September 2019

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4LQ: £700,000 (2023–2015).

Risks

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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Overview

About Swans Leys

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

Swans Leys is a two-bedroom detached house in Hawkedon, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Sold May 2021 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Swans Leys's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 August 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Swans Leys, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Swans Leys was refused — worth checking the council file.

3 applications on record at Swans Leys, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ

3decisions1extensions34documents
  1. Nov 2021
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Planning application - one dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing dwelling

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/21/0817/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Thurston End homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Swans Leys lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,573

Street avg £4,159

Above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 167 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

On par
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

18/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Village Sign — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Village SignBus stop1.3km
  • CompassesBus stop1.3km
  • ChurchBus stop1.4km
  • Somerton HallBus stop2.0km

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 4LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gas

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Swans Leys is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4LQ. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Swans Leys. 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 Swans Leys was lodged in August 2019 at band F and is valid until August 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Swans Leys. 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 4LQ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Swans Leys is in council tax band C. 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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