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17 Old Church Lane, Westley, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3TJ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
178 m²
1916 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 17 Old Church Lane

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

17 Old Church Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Westley, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP33 3TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £729,000 is 49.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWrap around
  • GarageDouble
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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.

17 Old Church Lane'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 16 Jul 2023

Current Certificate
Jul 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 July 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Old Church Lane, Westley, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

An application for an annexe is currently awaiting a decision.

1 application on record at 17 Old Church Lane, Westley, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3TJ

1 live now
0decisions4documents4nearby
  1. Feb 2026
    AnnexOutline
    Outcome in report

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of existing single storey double garage to provide self-contained one-bedroom annexe

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/26/0175/CLP
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£729,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£488,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 June 2014Most recent

    £488,000

    +168.9%over 18 years

  2. 29 March 1996

    £181,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 3TJ: £297,500 (2025–2014).

On the street

Versus other Old Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Old Church Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,742

Street avg £1,960

Above

Floor Area

178 m²

Street avg 201 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above
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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.
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1 Beckett Close, Westley

IP33 3RA

4 bed
£280k

1 Bullens Close, Westley

IP33 3TN

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£463k

1 Applebarn Court, Old Church Lane, Westley

IP33 3TJ

3 bed
£416k

1 Albert Street

IP33 3EA

3 bed1 bath
£410k

1 Albert Crescent

IP33 3DX

3 bed
£764k

1 Cherry Tree Close

IP33 3GB

£681k

1 3, Chevington Close

IP33 3FT

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

134/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St Marys Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Sexton's Manor Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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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 3TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP33 3TJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 3TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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