Detached

1 ORCHARD CLOSE

ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9NJ

£410,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View IP30 9NJ

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Rougham Post Office and Village Store	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Bennet Arms	0.1 miles
Train station	Thurston	2.0 miles
Hospital	St Edmunds Hospital	3.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

129 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£410,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,178/m²

Local average

£447,142 (29 sales)

Street crime

6 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/07/2025

Expiry date: 10/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,427/year

Potential heating cost: £1,242/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £21,750

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Replacement glazing units (£4,500 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/03/2026	£410,000	Detached	—	£414,698 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£410,000
listed	03/09/2025	£425,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
8 ORCHARD CLOSE, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9NJ	£435,111	10/12/2025	Detached
53 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE	£460,000	27/11/2023	Detached
83 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LG	£445,000	05/06/2023	Detached
57 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE	£490,000	13/12/2022	Detached
49 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE	£515,000	08/11/2021	Detached

Area average: £469,022 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -10.8%

10y growth 21.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): West Suffolk. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.5%

5y (index) 12.3%

10y (index) 33%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for West Suffolk. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,059/mo

Realistic £1,177/mo

Optimistic £1,295/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Suffolk.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bury St Edmunds: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.29%

Max investor price (0.8%) £147,125

Target investor price (1%) £117,700

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	4
Other crime	1
Other theft	1
Total incidents	6

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Rougham Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 17 Jun 2024
Thurston Community College	Secondary	2.4 miles	Good — 1 May 2018
Sybil Andrews Academy	Secondary	2.5 miles	Good — 23 Nov 2023
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School	Primary	2.7 miles	Good — 19 Nov 2023
Abbots Green Primary Academy	Primary	2.8 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2022

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 1 ORCHARD CLOSE, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9NJ

## Property details

- Slug: `a6c1d61` (address key hash: `a6c1d614522be92cae59eca77aeb65cee0c8432e`)
- Postcode: IP30 9NJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 129 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £410,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,178/m²
- Local average: £447,142 (29 sales)
- Street crime: 6 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £410,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 10/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,427/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £21,750

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- O3 (£4,500 - £6,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9792-3052-2203-3095-7200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £410,000 | Detached | — | £414,698 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-5fe5-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 ORCHARD CLOSE, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9NJ | £410,000 | 20/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166520417](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ea9eda3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £410,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-03 | £425,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 ORCHARD CLOSE, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9NJ | £435,111 | 10/12/2025 | Detached |
| 53 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE | £460,000 | 27/11/2023 | Detached |
| 83 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LG | £445,000 | 05/06/2023 | Detached |
| 57 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE | £490,000 | 13/12/2022 | Detached |
| 49 KINGSHALL STREET, ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP30 9LE | £515,000 | 08/11/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £469,022 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -10.8%
- **10y growth:** 21.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Suffolk; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 33%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Suffolk). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,059/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,177/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,295/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bury St Edmunds (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.29% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £147,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £117,700

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **6** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Rougham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Jun 2024 |
| Thurston Community College | Secondary | 2.4 miles | Good — 1 May 2018 |
| Sybil Andrews Academy | Secondary | 2.5 miles | Good — 23 Nov 2023 |
| Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.7 miles | Good — 19 Nov 2023 |
| Abbots Green Primary Academy | Primary | 2.8 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2022 |