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About Rainbow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rainbow Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Norton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 14% above the 2017 sale price. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rainbow Cottage, Ashfield Road, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2011Change Of UseFullGranted
Change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rainbow Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2017)
£582,500
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rainbow Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,748
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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 3NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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