May Cottage Goulds Road Alphamstone Bures CO8 5HW: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

May Cottage, Bures has no recent¹ records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

According to data from HM Land Registry, May Cottage, Bures sits on a plot of 1,714 m².

We have plot size data on 7 out of 9 other houses in the postcode and May Cottage, Bures sits on the 5th largest plot.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Sold Prices

According to HM Land Registry, May Cottage, Bures was last sold on 1st December 1995 for £117,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has only had this single sale since 1995.

Sold Dec 1995£117,000

The Bricks&Logic house price Heat Map

How accurate is Bricks&Logic?

How long does the land registry take to update?

Source: HM Land Registry (June 2026

Properties Sold Nearby

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 842 property sales within 4.8 kilometres of May Cottage, Bures over the last 2 years.

The most recent example is Goulds Farm, Goulds Road, Bures, CO8 5HW, a freehold house which sold for £1,100,000 on the 24th May 2024.

Schools Nearby

The nearest primary school to May Cottage, Bures is St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh, which is 2.1 kilometres away.

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
2.1 km away
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km away
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School
4.5 km away

The nearest secondary school is Thomas Gainsborough School, which is 5.6 kilometres away.

Thomas Gainsborough School
5.6 km away
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
6.6 km away
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
7.8 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Bures
|
2.8 km away
Chappel & Wakes Colne
|
6.0 km away
Sudbury (Suffolk)
|
6.6 km away

Risk of Flooding

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Our Data Sources

May Cottage, Bures has no recent¹ records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

According to data from HM Land Registry, May Cottage, Bures sits on a plot of 1,714 m².

We have plot size data on 7 out of 9 other houses in the postcode and May Cottage, Bures sits on the 5th largest plot.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Sold Prices

According to HM Land Registry, May Cottage, Bures was last sold on 1st December 1995 for £117,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has only had this single sale since 1995.

Sold Dec 1995£117,000

The Bricks&Logic house price Heat Map

How accurate is Bricks&Logic?

How long does the land registry take to update?

Source: HM Land Registry (June 2026

Properties Sold Nearby

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 842 property sales within 4.8 kilometres of May Cottage, Bures over the last 2 years.

The most recent example is Goulds Farm, Goulds Road, Bures, CO8 5HW, a freehold house which sold for £1,100,000 on the 24th May 2024.

Schools Nearby

The nearest primary school to May Cottage, Bures is St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh, which is 2.1 kilometres away.

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
2.1 km away
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km away
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School
4.5 km away

The nearest secondary school is Thomas Gainsborough School, which is 5.6 kilometres away.

Thomas Gainsborough School
5.6 km away
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
6.6 km away
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
7.8 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Bures
|
2.8 km away
Chappel & Wakes Colne
|
6.0 km away
Sudbury (Suffolk)
|
6.6 km away

Risk of Flooding

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around May Cottage, Bures, 55.3% of property is privately owned outright and 25.5% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

East of England

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around May Cottage, Bures, 17.4% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 34.9% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.