What type of property is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY is a 1-bedroom detached house.

When did 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY last change hands?

42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY last sold for £168,000 in June 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £208,950 in August 2014, so prices have been falling over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2014 and June 2025, 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY fell from £208,950 to £168,000, a change of £40,950. That works out to roughly -2% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

The current EPC rating for 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY is B with a score of 89 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft), around 55 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY located?

42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY sits in Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP33 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

Police records around 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY show an average of 134 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

The closest primary school to 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY is Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (549m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI CEVC School (1.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY?

The closest bus stop to 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, IP33 1XY is Cotton Lane, 53m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 529m away.

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42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1XY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 89

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 42 Cross Penny Court

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

42 Cross Penny Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1XY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 55 m² this is the 24th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £168,000 — fresh data. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

42 Cross Penny Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2024

Current Certificate

Jul 2014

EPC Rating

B89

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 July 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Cross Penny Court 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.

42 Cross Penny Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£177,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.0% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£168,000

Growth on file: -2.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

30 June 2025Most recent
£168,000
-19.6%over 10 years
21 August 2014
£208,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1XY: £227,500 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in IP33 1XY

On the street

Versus other Cotton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 55 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Cross Penny Court is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,055

Street avg £3,808

Strongly below

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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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.

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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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

134/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cotton Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP33 1XY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Common questions

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