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5 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS

Listed building3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
125 m²
1348 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 The West Front

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

5 The West Front is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1348 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2008. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £565,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
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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.

5 The West Front ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The West Front has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

1 application on record at 5 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS

1decisions5documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Sept 2008
    Renovation
    Outcome in report

    Listed Building Application - Insertion of single glazed window into front door

    ListedNew Windows
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/08/1065
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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.

5 The West Front's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£614,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£565,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 November 2018Most recent

    £565,000

    +7.6%over 8 years
  2. 2 December 2009

    £525,000

    -7.1%over 2 years
  3. 16 November 2007

    £565,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1RS: £475,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other The Great Churchyard homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 The West Front outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,511

Street avg £4,779

On par

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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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

0.2 km

Chequer Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 1RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP33 1RS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.