1 Beresford Cottage, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
About 1 Beresford Cottage
1 Beresford Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9HG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2022
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 1 Beresford Cottage, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
- Aug 2019DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application- Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean-to rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/03119
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Sales history & valuation
1 Beresford Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£207,000
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 9HG: £229,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP30 9HG
3 Barbers Row, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Aug 2024
£205,000Ivanhoe, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
Sold Mar 2024
£229,0009 Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
Sold Dec 2023
£300,00014 Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
Sold Nov 2022
£285,000
Versus other Ashfield Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Beresford Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Harris Factory — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elmswell Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







