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4 Old Mill Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG

5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 17
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Old Mill Cottages

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

4 Old Mill Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cockfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 114 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £325,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

4 Old Mill Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G17
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Apr 2012
EPC improved fromF27toG17
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
10%31%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Old Mill Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Old Mill Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4 Old Mill Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 April 2022Most recent

    £325,000

    +53.7%over 16 years
  2. 12 April 2006

    £211,500

    +14.3%over 2 years
  3. 25 September 2003

    £185,000

    +98.9%over 4 years
  4. 24 June 1999

    £93,000

    +15.5%over 1 year
  5. 13 February 1998

    £80,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0LG: £745,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Cross Green homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Old Mill Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,851

Street avg £2,573

Above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Old Mill Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

0.0 km

Old Hall Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 0LG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Old Mill Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.