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Get startedMaythorn is a detached house in Great Ashfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3HR). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £615,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Maythorn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Notification of works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order - (125, 1989) - Reduction of the height of the tallest limbs by up to 4m and crown lifting/removal of epicormic growth up to a height of 3.5m above ground level.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 23 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 23 years.
On epc rating, Maythorn runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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8 July 2024Most recent
£615,000
+50.0%over 9 years22 April 2015
£410,000
+17.1%over 5 years23 October 2009
£350,000
-2.8%over 3 years16 December 2005
£360,000
+47.5%over 4 years16 November 2001
£244,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in IP31 3HR: £262,500 (2021–1996).
Ashfield Hall Wetherden Road Great Ashfield Bury St Edmunds
Sold Mar 2021
High Pastures Wetherden Road Great Ashfield Bury St Edmunds
Sold Aug 2008
Willow House Wetherden Road Great Ashfield Bury St Edmunds
Sold May 2003
Kingfisher Lodge Wetherden Road Great Ashfield Bury St Edmunds
Sold May 1996
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
IP31 3LJ
Maltings Farm — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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