2 Twites Farm New Cottages, Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
About 2 Twites Farm New Cottages
2 Twites Farm New Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Saxham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £235,000 in February 2024. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
2 Twites Farm New Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
2 Twites Farm New 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
2 Twites Farm New Cottages has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 23 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2024Most recent
£235,000
-34.7%over 4 years19 June 2019
£360,000
+132.3%over 8 years25 July 2010
£155,000
-31.1%over 3 years5 July 2007
£224,950
+285.6%over 3 years24 July 2003
£58,333
-57.7%over 2 years3 November 2000
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5JR: £575,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in IP29 5JR
3 Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
Sold May 2026
£250,0003 Twites Farm New Cottages, Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
Sold May 2025
£575,000Pilgrim Cottage, Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
Sold Jun 2024
£720,000Oakley House, Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
Sold Mar 2022
£700,0001 Twites Farm New Cottages, Twites Corner, Great Saxham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5JR
Sold Jul 2021
£270,000
Versus other Twites Corner homes
Habitable Rooms for 2 Twites Farm New Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,357
Street avg £2,886
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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
18/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







