5 Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RE

5 Bridewell Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £205,250. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 14% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 88.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.