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EPC B
About 17 Orchard Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Orchard Way is a semi-detached house in Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Orchard Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 5)
Apr 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B88
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
0.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Orchard Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Orchard Way homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 17 Orchard Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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