12a, Hawstead Lane, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BT

12a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 140% above the 2003 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.