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Get started3 Willow Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3DT). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 22.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in February 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
3 Willow Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Latest sale on 3 Willow Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 20 years.
£432,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 20 years.
3 Willow Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,003
Street avg £2,147
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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3 February 2017Most recent
£432,500
+39.5%over 7 years18 September 2009
£310,000
-13.9%over 2 years31 July 2007
£360,000
+239.6%over 10 years13 January 1997
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP31 3DT: £187,000 (2013–2005).
4 Willow Close Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds
Sold Apr 2013
7 Willow Close Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds
Sold Nov 2011
1 Willow Close Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds
Sold Dec 2009
6 Willow Close Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds
Sold Apr 1999
8 Willow Close Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds
Sold Jun 1998
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
IP31 3PF
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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