Great Church Yard Loft, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
About Great Church Yard Loft
Great Church Yard Loft is a mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 28.9% below the 2024 sale of £222,100, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£645/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold May 2024 for £222,100.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Great Church Yard Loft has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Great Church Yard Loft, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
- Aug 2023RenovationOutcome in report
Application for listed building consent - a. alteration of rear window to form fire exit; b. re-glaze one panel to side door; c. installation of three air bricks to South elevation
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/1067/LB
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Sales history & valuation
Great Church Yard Loft valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£222,100
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2024Most recent
£222,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1RS: £525,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in IP33 1RS
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£970,0005 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold Nov 2018
£565,000St Margarets, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold Apr 2018
£1,600,000
Versus other The Great Churchyard homes
On price per m², Great Church Yard Loft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,941
Street avg £4,432
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







