Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Tower Cottage, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Estimated value
£359,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£475,000)-24%
- Against IP33 1RS's recent median (£525,000)-32%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
924 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Tenure
Private Rental
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Our estimate
£359,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£475,000)-24%
- Against IP33 1RS's recent median (£525,000)-32%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Tower Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP33 1RS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
86 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2010
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in IP33 1RS
5 sales, median £525,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Tower Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Sales timeline
22 November 2024Most recent
£475,000
+115.9%over 21 years18 September 2003
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1RS: £525,000 (2025–2020).
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Sold Aug 2024
£525,000Great Church Yard Loft, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold May 2024
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Sold Apr 2024
£970,0005 The West Front, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS
Sold Nov 2018
£565,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Tower Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 924 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 24.4% below the 2024 sale of £475,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2024 for £475,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tower Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2020
Current Certificate
Sept 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 September 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower Cottage, The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Tower Cottage has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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.
On years held, Tower Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,534
Street avg £4,633
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 193 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolPrimary264m
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary514m
- Westgate Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary1.1km
- Hardwick Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Chequer SquareBus stop151m
- BreweryBus stop245m
- Abbey GardensBus stop272m
- Cotton LaneBus stop287m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,059 reports44%
- Shoplifting294 reports12%
- Public Order230 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson211 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Tower Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP33 1RS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Tower Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Tower Cottage was lodged in September 2010 at band E and expired in September 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Tower Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP33 1RS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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