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59 Bishops Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1TQ

7 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 59 Bishops Road

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

59 Bishops Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 175.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 26 EPCs). Last sale on file: £262,500 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 59 Bishops Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

59 Bishops Road 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 59 Bishops Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£262,500

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 May 2022Most recent

    £262,500

    +25.0%over 6 years

  2. 5 May 2015

    £210,000

    +52.2%over 8 years

  3. 6 September 2006

    £138,000

    +7.3%over 2 years

  4. 27 May 2004

    £128,650

    +55.0%over 2 years

  5. 29 April 2002

    £83,000

    +40.8%over 2 years

  6. 10 June 1999

    £58,950

    +28.9%over 2 years

  7. 15 November 1996

    £45,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1TQ: £320,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Bishops Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

59 Bishops Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,953

Street avg £2,362

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 59 Bishops Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£212k

1 Cadney Lane

IP33 1JP

2 bed1 bath
£203k

1 Bishops Road

IP33 1TQ

2 bed1 bath
£194k

1 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane

IP33 1XY

1 bed
£191k

1 Chapter House, Lower Baxter Street

IP33 1EG

1 bed1 bath
£367k

1 All Saints Court

IP33 1TF

3 bed1 bath
£424k

1 Bridewell Lane

IP33 1RE

1 bed1 bath
£463k

1 Foundry Terrace, St Johns Street

IP33 1SA

3 bed2 bath
£479k

1 Boughton Way

IP33 1AG

3 bed
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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bus Station — bus station.

Closest school

0.5 km

King Edward VI CEVC School. 15 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1TQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 59 Bishops Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1TQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.