Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
61 m²
659 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Meadow Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Meadow Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Felsham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0QS). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 659 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 114.4% above the 2002 sale of £104,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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.
5 Meadow Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2020
Current Certificate
Apr 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 April 2020
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Meadow Close 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.
5 Meadow Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.6% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2002)
£104,950
Growth on file: 29.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 August 2002Most recent
£104,950
+29.6%over 12 months30 August 2001
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0QS: £438,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in IP30 0QS
9 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Sold Aug 2021
£439,00014 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Sold Feb 2019
£390,00020 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Sold Dec 2018
£438,0002 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Sold Aug 2017
£455,00013 Meadow Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QS
Sold Apr 2017
£330,000
Versus other Meadow Close homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Meadow Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,715
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.1 km
Six Bells — bus stop.
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 0QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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