1 Sparkes Cottages, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HX
About 1 Sparkes Cottages
1 Sparkes Cottages is a detached house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0HX). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Solar water heating installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Sparkes Cottages 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 Sparkes Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0HX: £325,000 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in IP30 0HX
Old Airfield View, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HX
Sold Nov 2023
£362,5001 Crowbrook Cottages, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HX
Sold Oct 2020
£275,0004 Crowbrook Cottages, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HX
Sold Jul 2015
£325,000Mill Farm, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0HX
Sold Apr 2008
£500,000
Versus other Lavenham Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Sparkes Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Crowbrook Place — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







