1 Almshouses, High Green, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5LZ
About 1 Almshouses
1 Almshouses is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Nowton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 75 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 13.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in August 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Almshouses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Almshouses has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 2019Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in IP29 5LZ: £230,000 (2021–2021).
Versus other High Green homes
On years held, 1 Almshouses stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,533
Street avg £3,056
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.9 km
Cricket Club — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Hardwick Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







