17 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
About 17 School Cottages
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 sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
17 School Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
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
17 School Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£220,000
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
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 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB