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5 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
181 m²
1950 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Chimney Mills

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Chimney Mills is a four-bedroom detached house in West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6ES). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1950 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 181 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Chimney Mills's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Sept 2020
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder Planning Application - (i) First floor rear extension (ii) 2 bay car port to front elevation (iii) cladding to first floor rear elevation (iv) raising roof line and replacing window to first floor rear elevation (v) adding pitched roof to the rear extension and changing the projection of the roof following the demolition of balcony

    Extension
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/20/1147/HH
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 6no. Silver Birch (G1 group and T1 on plan) - Fell, 1no. Silver Birch (T2 on plan) - Crown lift to 6 metres from ground level

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/18/0984/TCA
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Chimney Mills was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£637,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£595,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2017Most recent

    £595,000

    +63.0%over 7 years
  2. 18 March 2010

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6ES: £400,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Chimney Mills homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Chimney Mills runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,284

Street avg £2,558

Strongly above

Floor Area

181 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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