Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
41 m²
446 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 18 School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hargrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 446 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
18 School Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019
Current Certificate
Jun 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 June 2019
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 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.
18 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£224,000
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.
On floor area, 18 School Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
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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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