3 Kent Cottages, Ixer Lane, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0DY
About 3 Kent Cottages
3 Kent Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Whelnetham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 27.8% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Kent Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 3 Kent Cottages, Ixer Lane, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0DY
- Mar 2018AnnexFullOutcome in report
Householder Planning Application - cart lodge with living space above (following demolition of existing shed)
Demolition- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/0161/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2019Decision
- AmendmentMar 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Kent Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 14 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2017Most recent
£395,000
+125.1%over 14 years19 August 2003
£175,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0DY: £195,000 (2023–2006).
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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
1.1 km
Bradfield Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







