Swans Leys, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ
About Swans Leys
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Swans Leys's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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
- Nov 2021Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Planning application - one dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing dwelling
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/0817/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2024Decision
- ExtensionMay 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 2 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2021Most recent
£375,000
+19.0%over 1 year29 September 2019
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4LQ: £700,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in IP29 4LQ
2 Sunnyside, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ
Sold Sept 2023
£355,000Thurston Cottage, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ
Sold Sept 2022
£560,000Thurston Hall, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ
Sold May 2022
£2,700,000The Stables, Thurston End, Hawkedon, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4LQ
Sold Oct 2019
£700,000
Versus other Thurston End homes
Habitable Rooms for Swans Leys lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,573
Street avg £4,159
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
1.3 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







