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Pound House, The Pound, Hawstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5NJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pound House

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

Pound House is a detached house in Hawstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £626,000 is 39.1% above the 2014 sale price.

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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.

Pound House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pound House, The Pound, Hawstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pound House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£626,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£450,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2014Most recent

    £450,000

    +114.3%over 15 years
  2. 13 June 1999

    £210,000

    +60.3%over 1 year
  3. 9 October 1997

    £131,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5NJ: £401,014 (2021–2017).

On the street

Versus other The Pound homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pound House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,446

Street avg £3,577

Strongly below

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Pound House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

0.0 km

Village Sign — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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 5NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 5NJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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 Pound House, The Pound, Hawstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5NJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.