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4 sales on record
About 5 Mere Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Mere Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 16.7% above the 2016 sale price. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Mere Farm Cottages, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Mere Farm Cottages has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2020PorchFullApprove application
Householder Planning Application - (i) front porch (ii) demolition of external store (iii) cladding treatment to front and side elevation
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Mere Farm Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2016)
£395,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 2PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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