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4 Briarwood Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3QF

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Briarwood Avenue

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

4 Briarwood Avenue is a detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. 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 £454,000 sits 219.7% above the 1999 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 56% below the postcode norm. At 119 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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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.

4 Briarwood Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2015from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromE51toD61
Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Renewable Energy
NoneSolar HW

Solar water heating installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached 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 4 Briarwood Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Briarwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.

4

But the area is active

4 notable applications 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.

4 Briarwood Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£142,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 1999Most recent

    £142,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 3QF: £387,500 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Briarwood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Briarwood Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,193

Street avg £2,899

Strongly below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Briarwood Avenue

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

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

0.0 km

Briarwood Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Abbeygate Sixth Form College. 14 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 3QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP33 3QF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 3QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

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 4 Briarwood Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3QF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.