Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Brick Kiln Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (230 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 28.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £293,000.
2 Brick Kiln Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 April 2029
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2 applications on record at 2 Brick Kiln Cottages, Bury Road, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BS
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Prior Approval - Proposed single storey rear extension, length 4.700m beyond the rear wall of the original house, height at eaves 2.400m and height at highest point of the extension 3.900m.
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Price for 2 Brick Kiln Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.
£293,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.
24 October 2019Most recent
£293,000
+39.5%over 12 years22 October 2007
£210,000
+202.2%over 10 years2 October 1997
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0BS: £585,000 (2023–2019).
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On years held, 2 Brick Kiln Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,548
Street avg £2,175
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Rushbrooke Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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