Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
May Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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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 2025EPC 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
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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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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
- Mar 2011DemolitionFullOutcome 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
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on 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.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£516,000
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
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)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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