40 Well Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1EQ

40 Well Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £430,000.