3 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
About 3 Chimney Mills
3 Chimney Mills is a detached house in West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6ES). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 144 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (170 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Chimney Mills's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Chimney Mills is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a conservation area notifiction - one leylandii conifer and one holly (marked on plan) fell
Conservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/1696/TCA
- Jul 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 4 no. Leylandii (T1-T4 on plan) fell
- Agent
- Mr Tom West
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1231/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Chimney Mills
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Chimney Mills has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6ES: £400,000 (2024–2016).
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
£595,0002 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold Sept 2017
£367,0001 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES
Sold May 2016
£350,000
Everything we know about 3 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
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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