What kind of home is Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ last sold for £540,000 in September 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

The current EPC rating for Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in April 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 55 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 108% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP30 9AZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ use?

The latest EPC at Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ have?

Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ has council approval for single-storey extension granted in September 2014 under ref. 2306/14. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ in?

Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ sits in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP30 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

Police records around Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

The closest primary school to Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ is Rougham Church of England Primary School (2.5km).

How well connected is Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ?

The closest bus stop to Guildhall Cottage, The Street, IP30 9AZ is Five Bells, 131m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Guildhall Cottage

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

Guildhall Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 164 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 11.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in September 2024.

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
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ

1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby

Aug 2014
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension and new double garage.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
2306/14
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Guildhall Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£603,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£540,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 September 2024Most recent
£540,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AZ: £370,000 (2022–2007).

Nearby sales in IP30 9AZ

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Guildhall Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,293

Street avg £2,304

Above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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Area

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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

0.1 km

Five Bells — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Rougham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

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