Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 The West Front is a mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2241 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year.
4 The West Front's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 January 2019
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Planning history at 4 The West Front is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 4 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
TCA06/1298 - Trees in a Conservation Area Notification15% crown reduction to one Japanese Pagoda tree and 25% crown reduction to one Yew tree. (As amended by correspondence received 15th June, 2006 amending proposal from felling to reducing the crowns).
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4 The West Front valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 7 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 7 years.
12 March 2015Most recent
£750,000
+50.0%over 7 years22 January 2008
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1RS: £525,000 (2025–2024).
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4 The West Front is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,602
Street avg £4,909
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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Crime
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chequer Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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