3 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
About 3 Briar Hill
3 Briar Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9SD). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2015. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 48.3% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
3 Briar Hill'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
3 Briar Hill has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
- May 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey rear extension and single storey side extension including replacement flat roof with pitched roof.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/01432
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Sales history & valuation
3 Briar Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2015Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9SD: £445,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in IP30 9SD
25 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
Sold Jan 2025
£440,00020 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
Sold Oct 2023
£445,00013 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
Sold Sept 2023
£450,00046 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
Sold Aug 2023
£475,00058 Briar Hill, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SD
Sold Mar 2023
£437,500
Versus other Briar Hill homes
EPC Rating for 3 Briar Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,234
Street avg £2,840
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.2 km
Briar Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Woolpit Primary Academy. 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







