Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
May Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
3 sales on record14 planning records
Estimated value
£570,000
- Since the 2007 sale (£370,000)+54%
- 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
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
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Our estimate
£570,000
- Against its 2007 sale (£370,000)+54%
- Against IP30 9AZ's recent median (£340,000)+68%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for May Cottage is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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
156 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2015
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2007
Recent sales in IP30 9AZ
5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2021)
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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 of 14 applications | 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.
May Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Sales timeline
30 October 2007Most recent
£370,000
+14.7%over 3 years9 February 2004
£322,500
+8.4%over 12 months18 February 2003
£297,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AZ: £340,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP30 9AZ
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Sold Jun 2025
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Sold Sept 2024
£540,000Laurel 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
£125,000
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About May Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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).
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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.
May Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2025
Current Certificate
Oct 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 October 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against May Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
14 applications on record at May Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
14decisions8extensions170documents1nearby
Flagged:DemolitionListed building
- Oct 2009RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Replacement of front door. Removal of existing render on south elevation wall and replacement with lime render. Replacement of two windows in south elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 1448/09
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2019Decision
- ExtensionDec 2019Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (14 on record)
- All 14 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
- The 170 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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, May Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,372
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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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 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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 May Cottage is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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. 3 sales are recorded for May 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 May Cottage was lodged in October 2015 at band D and expired in October 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 14 applications are matched to May 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.
- Council tax band
- May Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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