2 Old Rectory Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
About 2 Old Rectory Cottages
2 Old Rectory Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Whelnetham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0UB). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 36.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.
Energy performance
2 Old Rectory Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Old Rectory Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
- May 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Planning Application - Erection of (i) two storey rear extension; (ii) single storey front extensions; (iii) detached garages; and (iv) construction of vehicular accesses, as amended by plan and letter recieved on 15.4.05 which shows a reduction in volume, of the front porches.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SE/05/1393/P
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingOct 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 9 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2013Most recent
£335,000
+9.8%over 7 years28 August 2006
£305,000
+110.3%over 1 year9 March 2005
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0UB: £307,500 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in IP30 0UB
22 Grove Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
Sold Feb 2020
£343,0008 Grove Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
Sold Oct 2019
£340,00016 Grove Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
Sold Feb 2012
£205,0001 Old Rectory Cottages, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0UB
Sold Jun 2006
£307,500
Versus other Stanningfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Old Rectory Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,445
Street avg £2,536
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Grove Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







