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8 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
121 m²
1307 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 School Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 School Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hargrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1307 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in May 2010. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 69% above the 2010 sale of £189,995. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 School Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 8 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR

2decisions2extensions45documents
  1. Jul 2019
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Householder Planning Application - (i) Two storey rear extension and (ii) insertion of 1 no. window on first floor rear elevation

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/19/0970/HH
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 School Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.0% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£189,995

Growth on file: 17.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2010Most recent

    £189,995

    +20.6%over 5 years

  2. 19 August 2004

    £157,500

    +226.8%over 3 years

  3. 12 August 2001

    £48,190

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5HR: £242,000 (2021–2011).

On the street

Versus other School Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 School Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,565

Street avg £2,036

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Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for IP29 5HR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 School Cottages, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.