1 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
About 1 Friars Way
1 Friars Way is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Whelnetham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0TR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 23.8% above the 2022 sale price. Sold June 2022 for £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageEn bloc
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Friars Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2022Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0TR: £181,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in IP30 0TR
10 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
Sold Oct 2022
£231,5003 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
Sold Mar 2021
£181,00012 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
Sold Jan 2018
£180,0005 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
Sold Jun 2017
£169,00014 Friars Way, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TR
Sold Nov 2015
£157,500
Versus other Friars Way homes
1 Friars Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,313
Street avg £2,611
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.3 km
Tutelina Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







