5 St Thomas S Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TP

5 St Thomas S Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Whelnetham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0TP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 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. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 52.3% above the 2007 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 16 EPCs).