4 Council Houses, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
About 4 Council Houses
4 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 80 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Energy performance
4 Council Houses ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Council Houses 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
4 Council Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9BJ: £464,500 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in IP30 9BJ
Kalwen, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Sold Jul 2023
£325,0003 Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Sold Apr 2023
£415,000Woodcroft, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Sold Jan 2023
£464,500The Firs, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Sold May 2022
£655,000Bramerton Field, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Sold Apr 2022
£615,000
Versus other Heath Road homes
4 Council Houses outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Hubbard's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







