Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£572,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£540,000)+6%
- Against IP30 9AZ's recent median (£340,000)+68%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£572,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£540,000)+6%
- Against IP30 9AZ's recent median (£340,000)+68%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Guildhall Cottage is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9AZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
164 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in IP30 9AZ
5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Guildhall Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
12 September 2024Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AZ: £340,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in IP30 9AZ
1 The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Jun 2025
£340,000Laurel Dene, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Oct 2022
£465,000Chapel Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold May 2022
£250,000Bexley Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Nov 2021
£125,000The Old Post Office, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Nov 2015
£540,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in September 2024.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 April 2034
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 2014ExtensionFullOutcome 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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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 epc rating, Guildhall Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,293
Street avg £2,368
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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
Five Bells — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Rougham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Rougham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- Five BellsBus stop131m
- Hubbard's LaneBus stop433m
- Hubbard's LaneBus stop442m
- The MeadeBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences283 reports49%
- Public Order57 reports10%
- Other Theft52 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson50 reports9%
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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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Guildhall Cottage is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9AZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Guildhall Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Guildhall Cottage was lodged in April 2024 at band C and is valid until April 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Guildhall Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 22 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 9AZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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