31a, Albert Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3EA

31a is a two-bedroom detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–180 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 20 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 126.5% above the 1999 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.