The Chestnuts, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
About The Chestnuts
The Chestnuts is a five-bedroom detached house in Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4TW). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 is 22.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in September 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
The Chestnuts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at The Chestnuts, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
- Apr 2002FullOutcome in report
Planning Application - Erection of (i) detached cart lodge and (ii) front boundary wall as amended by letter received 22nd April 2002 indicating height of boundary wall
- Reference
- SE/02/1404/P
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJul 2021Decision
- ExtensionApr 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Chestnuts's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 15 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£550,000
+10.0%over 14 years28 September 2005
£499,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4TW: £305,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in IP29 4TW
High Gables, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
Sold Jun 2022
£730,0006 Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
Sold Oct 2020
£305,000St Matthews, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
Sold Aug 2020
£395,000The Cedar House, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
Sold Nov 2018
£295,000Meadow View, Brockley Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4TW
Sold May 2004
£75,000
Versus other Brockley Road homes
On habitable rooms, The Chestnuts stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £2,699
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







