17 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
About 17 Northgate Street
17 Northgate Street is a detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 108 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Northgate Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at 17 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HP
- Jan 2004OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Planning Application - Erection of summerhouse in rear garden
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SE/03/3713/P
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2024Decision
- Tree WorksApr 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Northgate Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB







