Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Crooked Chimney Row, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HB
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 2 Crooked Chimney Row
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Crooked Chimney Row is a semi-detached house in West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6HB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 509.1% above the 2002 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 82.7% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Crooked Chimney Row's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 February 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Crooked Chimney Row, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Crooked Chimney Row has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Crooked Chimney Row's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£33,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2002Most recent
£33,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in IP28 6HB: £241,475 (2023–2002).
Versus other Crooked Chimney Row homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 2 Crooked Chimney Row lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£471
Street avg £2,727
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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