6 Crooked Chimney Row, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HB
About 6 Crooked Chimney Row
6 Crooked Chimney Row is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6HB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 42), 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. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 656.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £375,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Crooked Chimney Row has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of existing extension as amended by revised plans received 3rd March 2006 showing larger extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/06/1262
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Crooked Chimney Row has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 18 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2023Most recent
£375,000
+105.0%over 17 years19 December 2005
£182,950
Median price across the last 3 sales in IP28 6HB: £39,000 (2022–2002).
Everything we know about 6 Crooked Chimney Row, 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 Crooked Chimney Row homes
Price per m² for 6 Crooked Chimney Row runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,213
Street avg £1,479
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.2 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB