New Selwyn House, Hawstead Lane, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BT
About New Selwyn House
New Selwyn House is a detached house in Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 is 16.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £560,000.
Energy performance
New Selwyn House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
New Selwyn House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2019Most recent
£560,000
+47.0%over 13 years18 May 2006
£381,000
+130.9%over 8 years8 June 1997
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0BT: £360,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in IP30 0BT
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Sold Aug 2015
£360,000Beechcroft, Hawstead Lane, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BT
Sold Apr 2014
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Sold Mar 2014
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Sold Sept 2013
£299,999
Versus other Hawstead Lane homes
New Selwyn House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,436
Street avg £2,493
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rushbrooke Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







