3 Chestnut Close, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AF
About 3 Chestnut Close
3 Chestnut Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 28.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £429,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Chestnut Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (T1 on plan) and one weymouth pine (T3 on plan) fell, one deodar cedar (T2 on plan) reduce height by up to five metres and remove twenty lateral branches on eastern aspect and seven on western aspect
Conservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/1332/TCA
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Cedar (T1 on plan) - reduce lateral branches to the north by 2 metres (ii) 1no. Beech (T2 on plan) - reduce crown height by 1.5 metres
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/0892/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Chestnut Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.
£429,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2019Most recent
£429,000
+109.3%over 17 years13 May 2002
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6AF: £338,000 (2021–2002).
Everything we know about 3 Chestnut Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Chestnut Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,494
Street avg £2,218
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bull Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Mildenhall College Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB