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5 St Marys Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AJ

5 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
548 m²
5898 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 St Marys Square

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

5 St Marys Square is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 548 m² (around 5898 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 548 m² the property is well over the postcode median (273 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £1,750,000 — fresh data. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms3
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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 St Marys Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
29.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, 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 5 St Marys Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 St Marys Square has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

5 applications on record at 5 St Marys Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AJ

5decisions2extensions40documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed buildingConservation area
  1. Nov 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    TCA06/1370 - Tree in a Conservation Area NotificationFell one birch tree (T1)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/06/2610
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 40 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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 St Marys Square has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,580,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£1,750,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2025Most recent

    £1,750,000

    -4.4%over 6 years

  2. 9 July 2018

    £1,830,000

    +14.4%over 7 months

  3. 27 November 2017

    £1,600,000

    +45.5%over 3 years

  4. 27 April 2014

    £1,100,000

    +161.9%over 16 years

  5. 17 August 1997

    £420,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 2AJ: £1,165,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other St Marys Square homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 St Marys Square is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,194

Street avg £3,165

On par

Floor Area

548 m²

Street avg 263 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

29.0 t/year

Street avg 13.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 St Marys Square

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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.
£455k

1 Broadland Road

IP33 2TG

5 bed
£641k

1 Bristol Road

IP33 2DH

4 bed3 bath
£426k

1 Chichester Close

IP33 2LZ

4 bed
£384k

1 Ames Court

IP33 2FG

4 bed2 bath
£525k

1 Byfield Way

IP33 2SN

£500k

1 Almoners Field, Cullum Road

IP33 2TS

£450k

1 Canute Court, Ilex Close

IP33 2JY

£417k

1 Croft Rise

IP33 2PY

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

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

0.1 km

Brewery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 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 2AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP33 2AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 2AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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 5 St Marys Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.