18 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
About 18 Heath Close
18 Heath Close is an end-of-terrace house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 57.6% above the 2010 sale of £172,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
18 Heath Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Heath Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 18 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/04878
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Sales history & valuation
18 Heath Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£172,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 2010Most recent
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9BL: £310,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in IP30 9BL
6 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
Sold Feb 2025
£323,4007 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
Sold Jun 2021
£270,00014 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
Sold Jul 2018
£310,50017 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
Sold Jul 2018
£225,0009 Heath Close, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BL
Sold May 2017
£345,000
Versus other Heath Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 18 Heath Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,048
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Hubbard's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Rougham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







