Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds-suffolk/chequer-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP33 1QZ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£546,667

3 sales

Price range

£490k – £625k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Oct 2025

IP33 1QZ

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At a glance

House prices£547k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkBury St Edmunds station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

3 property sales on Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 6 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £546,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Chequer Square range from £490,000 to £625,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chequer Square compared

IP33 postcode area£332,550

Bury St Edmunds£343,113

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chequer Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IP33 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£546,667	6 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Chequer Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Chequer Square IP33 1QZ	6 Oct 2025	£490,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Chequer Square IP33 1QZ	20 Aug 2024	£625,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Chequer Square IP33 1QZ	24 May 2024	£1,900,000	Other	Freehold
2, Chequer Square IP33 1QZ	5 Mar 2020	£525,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
2, Chequer Square	£525,000 (Mar 2020) → £625,000 (Aug 2024)	+19% over 4 yrs

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Schools near Chequer Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 328 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Priory School 241 pupils	Academy special converter	5–19	Report	0.6 mi
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery 301 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
The Albany	Academy alternative provision converter	11–16	Inadequate Report	0.6 mi
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 168 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
King Edward VI CEVC School 1,189 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–16	Report	0.8 mi
Hardwick Primary School 190 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bury St Edmunds station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Thurston station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Chequer Square (adj, Crown Street) 1 min walk
Chequer Square (opp, Crown Street) 1 min walk
Abbey Gardens (opp, Angel Hill) 3 min walk
Brewery (adj, Sparhawk Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Angel Hill Surgery
1 Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.1 mi
The Guildhall And Barrow Surgery
Lower Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds · 0.2 mi
Swan Surgery
Northgate Business Park, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.4 mi
Victoria Surgery
Victoria Street, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Marks and Spencer M&S Bury St Edmunds · 0.2 mi
Iceland Iceland Bury St Edmunds · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco St Edmunds Cornhill Express · 0.3 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Bury St Edmunds · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

Guildhall Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Croasdales · 0.2 mi
Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

Abbey Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Cathedral Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
M.g. Barrett's Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	40.4%	62.5%
Private rented	46.5%	20.3%
Social rented	13.0%	17.1%
Households	999

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	10.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,829

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	67%	80%
Gigabit-capable	67%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	80%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	98%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	85%	92%

Share of homes across West Suffolk with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Chequer Square

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Who lives around Chequer Square

Ethnic group

	Here	West Suffolk
White	87.6%	91.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.3%	2.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4%	2.6%
Other ethnic group	2.5%	1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.6%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	West Suffolk
Christian	46.6%	48.5%
No religion	42.1%	42.5%
Not answered	7.2%	6.4%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.4%
Muslim	1.4%	1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	0.4%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	West Suffolk
Born in the UK	71.7%	83%
Born outside the UK	28.3%	17%

Highest qualification

	Here	West Suffolk
Level 4 qualifications and above	43.7%	28.6%
No qualifications	17.5%	20.9%
Level 2 qualifications	11.8%	14%
Level 3 qualifications	11.8%	16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	6.5%	10.8%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	6.3%
Other qualifications	4%	3.3%

General health

	Here	West Suffolk
Very good health	46%	47.7%
Good health	35%	35.4%
Fair health	13.6%	12.5%
Bad health	4.4%	3.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	West Suffolk
1 car or van in household	51.9%	41.6%
No cars or vans in household	28.6%	14.8%
2 cars or vans in household	16.9%	31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.6%	11.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Suffolk.

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