40 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
About 40 The Street
40 The Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 is 11.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£906/sq ft) was about 434% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £770,000 in November 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
40 The Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
40 The Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2025RenovationFullIn report
Householder planning application - extension to existing dropped kerb
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/1370/HH
- Apr 2018AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to DC/17/0068/HH - Amendment to size, appearance and function of bedroom 2 window
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA(1)/17/0068
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 The Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£859,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 28 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2023Most recent
£770,000
+67.4%over 7 years18 December 2015
£460,000
+24.9%over 8 years18 October 2007
£368,400
+47.4%over 5 years28 March 2002
£250,000
+323.7%over 6 years3 August 1995
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6AA: £575,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP28 6AA
68 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
Sold Feb 2025
£760,00023 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
Sold Jan 2024
£325,00042 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
Sold Feb 2022
£370,00053 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
Sold Aug 2021
£805,00038 The Street, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AA
Sold Jun 2021
£575,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for 40 The Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,747
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Mildenhall College Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB