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The Firs, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
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Overview

About The Firs

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

The Firs is a detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2012. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 89.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 165.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £655,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 September 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

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

A recent planning application at The Firs was refused — worth checking the council file.

2 applications on record at The Firs, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ

2decisions1extensions16documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. May 2021
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder Application - Erection of two single storey rear extensions(following demolition of conservatory); Replace flat roof to garage with pitched roof and enclose to form linked extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/21/02094
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on The Firs was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£673,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 89.9% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2022)

£655,000

Growth on file: 89.9% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 May 2022Most recent

    £655,000

    +89.9%over 11 months

  2. 18 June 2021

    £345,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9BJ: £415,000 (2023–2021).

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.

Price per m² for The Firs runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,422

Street avg £2,972

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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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.

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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