Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Long View is a three-bedroom detached house in Hargrave, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 18.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 November 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Solar PV panels (25 kWp) installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at Long View, Wickhambrook Road, Hargrave, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5HY
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage b. single storey workshop following demolition of existing conservatory c. two bay cart lodge
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Long View has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 22 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 22 years.
7 August 2017Most recent
£370,000
+161.5%over 17 years25 January 2000
£141,500
+95.2%over 4 years3 August 1995
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5HY: £490,000 (2024–2009).
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Sold Feb 2007
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Sold Dec 2004
On epc rating, Long View runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Chevington Road — bus stop.
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