Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Well Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1114 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Well Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Well Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1114 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2011–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 33.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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.
Well Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2020
Current Certificate
Jun 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 June 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Well Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Well Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Well Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2017)
£336,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2017Most recent
£336,000
+34.4%over 6 years31 May 2011
£249,999
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.
Years Held for Well Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,246
Street avg £3,216
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Well Cottage, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.