What type of property is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW is an end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW last sold for £790,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

The current EPC rating for 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. It has dropped from a D recorded in April 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft). That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP33 1LW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW heated?

The latest EPC at 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW located?

39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW sits in Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP33 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW in a safe area?

Police records around 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (163% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

The closest primary school to 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW is Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (343m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI CEVC School (999m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW?

The closest bus stop to 39b, Abbeygate Street, IP33 1LW is Abbey Gardens, 117m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 450m away.

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39b, Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LW

Property type

End terrace

Floor 2nd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 39b

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

39b is an end-of-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–129 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 84.1% below the 2022 sale of £790,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,882/sq ft) was about 554.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2022 for £790,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2019

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2019from Apr 2009

EPC improved fromD56toE46

Hot Water

Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

40%75%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39b, Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39b 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£126,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£790,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 June 2022Most recent
£790,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1LW: £220,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in IP33 1LW

On the street

Versus other Abbeygate Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

39b outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£20,256

Street avg £4,990

Strongly above

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.

Full Bury St Edmunds report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Abbey Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP33 1LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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