Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cresta is a detached house in Chevington, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 sits 56% above the 2015 sale of £500,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
Cresta ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 February 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Cresta has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Cresta, Tan Office Lane, Chevington, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QZ
Extension: Single storey
Planning Application - Conversion of existing bungalow to a chalet bungalow to include first floor extension and conversion of existing garage to become an integral garage
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Cresta has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 55.1% per year over 2 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 55.1% per year over 2 years.
17 September 2015Most recent
£500,000
+117.4%over 1 year10 December 2013
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5QZ: £155,000 (2022–2002).
EPC Rating for Cresta runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.5 km
Greyhound — bus stop.
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