Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 17 School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hargrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 65 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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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.
17 School Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2025from Jan 2017
EPC improved fromE52toB81
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs
Heating controls changed
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low Energy Lighting
29%63%
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation
NaturalMVHR
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC BNo mains gas
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 School 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.
17 School Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5HR: £242,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in IP29 5HR
13 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Sold Apr 2021
£300,0003 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Sold Jan 2021
£255,0009 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Sold Nov 2014
£242,0006 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Sold Oct 2014
£171,0008 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Sold May 2010
£189,995
Versus other School Cottages homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 17 School Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
The Green — 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 5HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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