2 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
About 2 Chimney Mills
2 Chimney Mills is a three-bedroom detached house in West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6ES). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 23.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 Chimney Mills's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Chimney Mills sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Jul 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Householder planning application - a. enlargement of hardstanding to front b. front porch c. relocation of front door d. new brickwork to front elevation e. replacement windows to front elevation f. single storey wraparound extension (following demolition of existing garage) g. replacement roof
- Agent
- Maude + Edwards Architects
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/0736/HH
- May 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. Lawsons Cypress (T1, T3 on plan); 1no. Laurel (T2 on plan); 1no. Hornbeam (T4 on plan); 1no. Maple (T5 on plan) and group of Laylandi Hedge (G1 on plan) Fell
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/0591/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Chimney Mills
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Chimney Mills valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£367,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2017Most recent
£367,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6ES: £437,400 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in IP28 6ES
7 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold Sept 2024
£580,00010 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold Nov 2019
£400,0005 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold Sept 2017
£595,0001 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold May 2016
£350,0006 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold Jul 2015
£437,400
Everything we know about 2 Chimney Mills, 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 Chimney Mills homes
On price per m², 2 Chimney Mills stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,078
Street avg £2,444
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Cornwallis Close — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB