What type of property is 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD sell for?

8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD last sold for £395,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP30 9SD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD located?

8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD sits in Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP30 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

Police records around 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

The closest primary school to 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD is Woolpit Primary Academy (925m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD?

The closest bus stop to 8 Briar Hill, IP30 9SD is Briar Hill, 188m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Briar Hill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Briar Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9SD). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 164 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 27 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 26.3% above the 2020 sale price. Sold February 2020 for £395,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Briar Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Briar Hill has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£499,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£395,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 February 2020Most recent
£395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9SD: £445,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in IP30 9SD

On the street

Versus other Briar Hill homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 8 Briar Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,409

Street avg £2,830

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Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 145 m²

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Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£505k

1 Borley Crescent, Elmswell

IP30 9UG

4 bed2 bath

£431k

1 Bakers Mill, Elmswell

IP30 9HU

4 bed1 bath

£400k

1 Briar Hill, Woolpit

IP30 9SD

4 bed

£395k

1 Cattlegate, Elmswell

IP30 9GT

4 bed1 bath

£350k

1 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone

IP30 9TD

4 bed3 bath

£715k

1 Bear Meadow, Beyton

IP30 9HS

4 bed2 bath

£295k

1 Chapel Lane, Drinkstone

IP30 9TA

4 bed

£263k

1 Chapmans Close, Rougham

IP30 9NE

4 bed

Area

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.

Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.2 km

Briar Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Woolpit Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9SD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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