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

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
186 m²
2002 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 7 Chimney Mills

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

7 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 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 186 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 8 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £580,000.

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
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 February 2034

7 years remaining
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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Chimney Mills sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

4 applications on record at 7 Chimney Mills, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6ES

4decisions1extensions21documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Jan 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    TCA13/1467 - Tree in a Conservation Area Notification - Pollard one Weeping Willow tree to 6 metres.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/13/0797/TCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 21 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

7 Chimney Mills valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£593,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£580,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 September 2024Most recent

    £580,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6ES: £400,000 (2026–2016).

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.

EPC Rating for 7 Chimney Mills lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,118

Street avg £2,806

On par

Floor Area

186 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Chimney Mills

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chimney Mills, West Stow

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£321k

1 Bury Road, Flempton

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3 bed1 bath
£384k

1 Benyon Gardens, Culford

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2 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Church Cottages, School Road, Risby

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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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

122/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Cornwallis Close — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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
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75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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