20a, Mill Street, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7DP

20a is a two-bedroom detached house in Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 51.2% above the 2007 sale of £124,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm.