Cedar Cottage, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
About Cedar Cottage
Cedar Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0HE). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £682,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Cedar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Cedar Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at Cedar Cottage, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension.
- Reference
- B//03/00652
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2025Decision
- PorchJan 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Cedar Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 28 years.
£682,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
4 June 2024Most recent
£682,500
+82.0%over 17 years21 September 2006
£375,000
+59.6%over 5 years31 January 2001
£235,000
+42.4%over 1 year20 December 1999
£165,000
+83.3%over 3 years16 July 1996
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0HE: £532,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in IP30 0HE
The Old Manse, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
Sold Jan 2024
£695,0001 Ivy Todd Cottages, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
Sold Sept 2022
£387,000Sussex Cottage, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
Sold Dec 2019
£120,000Deer Mead, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
Sold Oct 2018
£532,0002 Ivy Todd Cottages, Chapel Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HE
Sold Apr 2017
£335,000
Versus other Chapel Road homes
Cedar Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,813
Street avg £3,040
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.4 km
Chapel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Cockfield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







