8a, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
About 8a
8a is an end-of-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 732 m² (around 7879 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 732 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
8a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£527,000
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 1HQ: £845,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in IP33 1HQ
3 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
Sold Jul 2025
£1,110,0009 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
Sold Oct 2019
£770,0008 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
Sold May 2018
£2,200,000116 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
Sold May 2016
£805,000115 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ
Sold Jun 2015
£520,000
Versus other Northgate Street homes
8a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
732 m²
Street avg 354 m²
CO₂ Emissions
31.0 t/year
Street avg 14.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
15 rooms
Street avg 11 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
0.1 km
Cotton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







