Pipers Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
About Pipers Cottage
Pipers Cottage is a detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 sits 262.9% above the 1996 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. At 168 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Energy performance
Pipers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Pipers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Pipers Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AZ: £465,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in IP30 9AZ
Guildhall Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
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
£125,000The Old Post Office, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Nov 2015
£540,000
Versus other The Street homes
On price per m², Pipers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£994
Street avg £2,591
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Five Bells — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Rougham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







