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

2 planning records

Estimated value

£673,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£655,000)+3%
  • Against IP30 9BJ's recent median (£415,000)+62%

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

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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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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£673,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£655,000)+3%
  • Against IP30 9BJ's recent median (£415,000)+62%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Firs is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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

    102 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in IP30 9BJ

    5 sales, median £415,000 (2023–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull 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.

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

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

3 potential issues have already been flagged for The Firs, 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
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn 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 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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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.

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
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
  2. More recent applications — locked
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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.

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
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%

Go deeper on the local area

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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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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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 The Firs is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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. 2 sales are recorded for The Firs. 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 The Firs was lodged in September 2012 at band D and expired in September 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to The Firs. 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.
Council tax band
The Firs is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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