Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Notable views
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Audley End Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Audley End Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4PY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 28.2% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £220,000 in August 2020.
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
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
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.
3 Audley End Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jan 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 January 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Audley End Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2020Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4PY: £418,000 (2023–1998).
Nearby sales in IP29 4PY
Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2023
£675,000Bacchus Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2021
£1,400,0001 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jan 2015
£418,0002 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Dec 1998
£75,000
Versus other Melford Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 3 Audley End Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £3,610
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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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.
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
1.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 2 schools nearby.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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