7 Riverside Court, Bell Meadow, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6AU

7 Riverside Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP32 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–42 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.