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EPC B
About Greatfold House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Greatfold House is a five-bedroom detached house in Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3423 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 318 m² the property is well over the postcode median (202 m² across 8 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. Today's modelled estimate of £887,000 sits 153.4% above the 2021 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 63.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold May 2021 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Greatfold House, Cedars Close, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Greatfold House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2025Tree WorksTreesPermission not required
Application for works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order MS84/A1 - 6x elms to fell to ground level
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
See how we calculated this£887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cedars Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Greatfold House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,101
Street avg £2,685
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 218 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Community College Rear Entrance — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 3QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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