Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lilac Cottage, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About Lilac Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lilac Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 March 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lilac Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0JB: £525,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in IP30 0JB
South Side Cottage, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Sold Nov 2025
£700,0003 Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Sold Nov 2023
£235,000Stows Hill House, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Sold Aug 2020
£620,000Victoria Cottage, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Sold Jul 2017
£230,000Eslincote, Stows Hill, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0JB
Sold May 2017
£525,000
Versus other Stows Hill homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Lilac Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,632
Street avg £3,330
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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.
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
0.0 km
The Horseshoes Inn — 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 0JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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