12 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
About 12 Northgate Street
12 Northgate Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 93.5% above the 2001 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history at 12 Northgate Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 12 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
- Oct 2006Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TCA06/1339 - Tree in a Conservation Area Notification30% crown reduction to one Yew tree (T1 on plan)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/06/2331
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Northgate Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2001Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1HP: £317,500 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in IP33 1HP
2 Charter Mews, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
Sold Sept 2019
£332,50019b, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
Sold Aug 2015
£180,00017b, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
Sold Jul 2014
£317,5003 Charter Mews, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
Sold May 2014
£385,000Flat 1, 22 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
Sold Oct 2013
£122,000
Versus other Northgate Street homes
On price per m², 12 Northgate Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,840
Street avg £3,171
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Schoolhall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB







