Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ash Tree, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1027 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Ash Tree
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ash Tree is a semi-detached house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9HG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1027 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 48.9% above the 2011 sale price.
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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.
Ash Tree'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2021
Current Certificate
Mar 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 March 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ash Tree, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ash Tree 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.
Price for Ash Tree has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2011)
£190,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2011Most recent
£190,000
+341.9%over 11 years14 September 1999
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9HG: £229,000 (2026–2023).
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Sold Feb 2025
£212,5004 Barbers Row, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HG
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
£300,000
Versus other Ashfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ash Tree is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,991
Street avg £3,073
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
48/mo
Falling 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.
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 9HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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