Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Stone Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bradfield Combust, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -21.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 117.7% above the 2020 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £130,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 September 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
1 Stone Cottage 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -21.6% per year over 3 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: -21.6% per year over 3 years.
17 March 2020Most recent
£130,000
-49.0%over 2 years8 June 2017
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0LP: £390,000 (2025–2022).
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On price per m², 1 Stone Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £3,389
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Bradfield Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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