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Get started5 Bures Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stowmarket (IP14 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 66.9% above the 2012 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Bures Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 9 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 9 years.
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On floor area, 5 Bures Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,589
Street avg £2,180
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Timbers — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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3 August 2012Most recent
£145,000
-6.4%over 5 years30 April 2007
£154,995
+30.8%over 3 years29 August 2003
£118,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP14 2PL: £247,500 (2025–2015).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
IP14 2PS
Closest school
0.2 km
Combs Ford Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB