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About 5 Riverside Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Riverside Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP32 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–42 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold August 2021 for £133,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Riverside Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£133,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 5 Riverside Court, Bell Meadow, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6AU
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Versus other Bell Meadow homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Riverside Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,030
Street avg £3,202
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tollgate Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP32 6AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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