5 Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
About 5 Beeches Road
5 Beeches Road is a five-bedroom detached house in West Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since February 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 363% above the 1998 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 67.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
5 Beeches Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2018RenovationFullIn report
Householder Planning Application - 2no. bay cartlodge (re-submission of DC/18/0325/HH)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/1249/HH
- Apr 2018FullIn report
Householder Planning Application - 2no. bay cartlodge
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/0325/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Beeches Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 February 1998Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8NP: £346,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in IP28 8NP
15 Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
Sold Dec 2024
£346,00037 Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
Sold Feb 2024
£150,00017a, Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
Sold Feb 2023
£260,0001 Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
Sold Sept 2022
£525,000Blenheim House, Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NP
Sold Jul 2022
£435,000
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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 Beeches Road homes
On price per m², 5 Beeches Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£524
Street avg £1,921
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.1 km
Blenheim Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
West Row Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB