Old School House, Bures
Old School House, Bures
Description & Estimates
Old School House, Bures is described in the public record as a period house with 1,668 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 420 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Old School House, Bures is £677,967 and its rental estimate is £1,895 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Upper Green, Alphamstone, Bures, CO8 falls within the CO8 postal district, in the borough of Braintree.
Our Data Sources
Old School House, Bures has no recent1 records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2016.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Old School House, Bures, we estimate a market value of £711,865 and a rental value of £1,990 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £630,509 and £1,762 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Old School House, Bures has seen its estimated sale value fall by £12,261 (1.8%) and its estimated rental value move up by £43 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Old School House, Bures as measuring 420 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 2 of the 3 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Old School House, Bures has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 06 Jun 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Old School House, Bures completed on 29th July 1998 at £60,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
- Sold Jul 1998£60,000
- Sold Jun 1997£45,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Old School House, Bures have sold within a radius of 4.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 11th October 2024, was Bramleys, Pebmarsh Road, Bures, CO8 5HH, a freehold house which sold for £640,000.
Read more about house prices in CO8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 7 addresses on Upper Green, Alphamstone, Bures, CO8, Old School House, Bures comes out as the 7th largest and the 7th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £234k more expensive than the average property across the CO8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.8kmSt John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
- 3.4kmBures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 4.8kmWells Hall Primary School
- 4.7kmThomas Gainsborough School
- 7.0kmOrmiston Sudbury Academy
- 7.2kmThe Ramsey Academy, Halstead
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Public Transport Nearby
From Old School House, Bures, the nearest station is Bures, 2.9 kilometres away.
- 2.9kmBures
- 5.7kmSudbury (Suffolk)
- 6.8kmChappel & Wakes Colne
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
