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May Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£516,000

  • Against IP30 9BJ's recent median (£464,500)+11%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£516,000

  • Against IP30 9BJ's recent median (£464,500)+11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for May Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9BJ. 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

    146 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2025

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in IP30 9BJ

    5 sales, median £464,500 (2023–2022)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

May Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for May Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About May Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

May Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 July 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against May Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at May Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ

1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Mar 2011
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of two-storey side extension (following demolition of existing single storey building). Re-pitching of existing rear kitchen roof

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    0019/11
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for May Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

73 (C)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.6 km

Hubbard's Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Rougham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Rougham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • Hubbard's LaneBus stop552m
  • Hubbard's LaneBus stop567m
  • Five BellsBus stop722m
  • Bennet ArmsBus stop1.4km

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 9BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for May Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9BJ. 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. No sale is recorded for May Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 July 2025 at band C and is valid until July 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is 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 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 9BJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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