Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Debin Cottage, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Debin Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Debin Cottage is a semi-detached house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 120 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Nov 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 November 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Debin Cottage, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Debin 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.
Debin 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£289,000
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 9BT: £525,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP30 9BT
Rose Acre, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Oct 2025
£567,500Kimberley, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold May 2024
£525,000Cherry Trees, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Feb 2024
£492,500Haywold, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Apr 2022
£525,000Southlands, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Oct 2021
£540,000
Versus other New Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Debin Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Loch Rannoch Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Elmswell Community Primary School. 2 schools 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 9BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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