43a, Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LW

43a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 56.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 45.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.