13 Ousden Road, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HT

13 Ousden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hargrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 sits 75.9% above the 2009 sale of £166,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 15% below the postcode norm.