The Courtyard, Coach House, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
About The Courtyard
The Courtyard is a two-bedroom detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 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 (November 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £525,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
The Courtyard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and is a listed building, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Courtyard has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at The Courtyard, Coach House, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
- Aug 2022RenovationOutcome in report
Application for listed building consent - addition of new window to ground floor south elevation
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/1108/LB
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationAug 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Courtyard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2024Most recent
£525,000
+31.3%over 4 years5 August 2020
£400,000
+36.8%over 4 years27 November 2015
£292,500
+17.0%over 10 years22 September 2005
£249,999
+48.8%over 3 years27 March 2002
£168,000
+20.0%over 2 years24 March 2000
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1RS: £565,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in IP33 1RS
Tower Cottage, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold Nov 2024
£475,000Great Church Yard Loft, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold May 2024
£222,1006 The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold Apr 2024
£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
Years Held for The Courtyard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,250
Street avg £4,673
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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

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42.9dB







