The Old Post Office, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is a detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 327 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £751,000 is 39.1% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
The Old Post Office'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Old Post Office has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
6 applications on record at The Old Post Office, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Householder Planning Application - Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof on existing two storey extension, erection of single storey extension, erection of cartlodge, conversion of outbuilding to annexe and internal works.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/00050
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2019Decision
- ConditionsOct 2019Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Post Office valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 9 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2015Most recent
£540,000
+31.7%over 8 years9 February 2007
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AZ: £370,000 (2024–2007).
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
£125,000May Cottage, The Street, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AZ
Sold Oct 2007
£370,000
Versus other The Street homes
On floor area, The Old Post Office stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,651
Street avg £2,509
Floor Area
327 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







