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3 Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QZ

3 sales on record12 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
427 m²
4591 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Chequer Square

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

3 Chequer Square is an end-of-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 427 m² (around 4591 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,249,000 is 34.3% below the 2024 sale of £1,900,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 205.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 427 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £1,900,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Chequer Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
28.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Chequer Square has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

12 applications on record at 3 Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QZ

12decisions2extensions58documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed buildingConservation area
  1. Mar 2004
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell one Fig and two Lime trees situated within a Conservation Area

    Conservation Area
    Reference
    TCA04/1000
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 3 Chequer Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£1,900,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 May 2024Most recent

    £1,900,000

    +31.0%over 13 years
  2. 25 August 2010

    £1,450,000

    +16.0%over 4 years
  3. 19 July 2006

    £1,250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1QZ: £300,000 (2024–2003).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.0 km

Chequer Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.