Hughson House, Flat 4, 122 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HG

Hughson House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Hughson House (41–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 38). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. At 50 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 98.6% above the 2003 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm.