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

May Cottage is a detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 sits 54.1% above the 2007 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 156 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 13 EPCs).