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1 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW

Estimated value

£401,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£338,000)+19%
  • Against IP30 0HW's recent median (£484,000)-17%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
108 m²
1161 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£401,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£338,000)+19%
  • Against IP30 0HW's recent median (£484,000)-17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 The Birches is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 0HW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    108 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in IP30 0HW

    5 sales, median £484,000 (2025–2009)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 The Birches has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2017Most recent

    £338,000

    +279.8%over 22 years

  2. 26 September 1995

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0HW: £484,000 (2025–2009).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 The Birches

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 The Birches is a three-bedroom detached house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1161 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 108 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 18.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 The Birches sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2019

Current Certificate
Oct 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 October 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Birches has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Felsham Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 The Birches runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,134

Street avg £3,189

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Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 161 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.2 km

Dukes Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Cockfield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Cockfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

  • Dukes MeadowBus stop246m
  • Chapel RoadBus stop538m
  • Felsham RoadBus stop1.7km
  • MemorialBus stop2.0km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences283 reports49%
  • Public Order57 reports10%
  • Other Theft52 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson50 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 0HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 0HW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 0HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 The Birches is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 0HW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 The Birches. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 The Birches was lodged in October 2009 at band E and expired in October 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 The Birches. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 17 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 0HW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 The Birches is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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