1 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
About 1 The Birches
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 October 2019
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Planning history
1 The Birches 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
1 The Birches has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£338,000
+279.8%over 22 years26 September 1995
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0HW: £484,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in IP30 0HW
The Old Bird Farm, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
Sold Aug 2025
£580,0002 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
Sold Sept 2023
£540,000Pantiles, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
Sold Jul 2015
£275,000Milton House, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
Sold Sept 2012
£484,0003 The Birches, Felsham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HW
Sold Aug 2007
£319,000
Versus other Felsham Road homes
On epc rating, 1 The Birches runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,134
Street avg £3,189
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
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.
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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







