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Thatch Cottage, Church Road, Chevington, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QH

4 planning records

Estimated value

£550,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£400,000)+38%
  • Against IP29 5QH's recent median (£335,000)+64%

Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
647 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£550,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£400,000)+38%
  • Against IP29 5QH's recent median (£335,000)+64%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Thatch Cottage is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 5QH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    60 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2011

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in IP29 5QH

    5 sales, median £335,000 (2022–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Thatch Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2016Most recent

    £400,000

    +33.3%over 3 years

  2. 19 July 2012

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5QH: £335,000 (2022–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Thatch Cottage

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

Thatch Cottage is a detached house in Chevington, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5QH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 647 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 37.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).

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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.

Thatch Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021

Current Certificate
Jun 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 June 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Thatch Cottage, Church Road, Chevington, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

4 applications on record at Thatch Cottage, Church Road, Chevington, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QH

4decisions2extensions20documents
Flagged:DemolitionListed building
  1. Jan 2003
    Loft Conversion
    Outcome in report

    Listed Building Application - Insertion of dormer window in rear roof slope

    Listed
    Reference
    SE/02/3733/LB
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. ConservatoryDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Thatch Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,659

Street avg £3,545

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 78 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
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

18/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Greyhound — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • GreyhoundBus stop645m
  • GreyhoundBus stop652m
  • Church LaneBus stop1.6km
  • Church LaneBus stop1.7km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences99 reports39%
  • Burglary30 reports12%
  • Other Theft30 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson26 reports10%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Thatch Cottage is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 5QH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Thatch Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Thatch Cottage was lodged in June 2011 at band E and expired in June 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Thatch Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from IP29 5QH. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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