12 Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
About 12 Bell Lane
12 Bell Lane is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 130), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 61.1% above the 2004 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 128.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, a porch, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 September 2034
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 12 Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
- Nov 2019AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - i) Single storey side extension to form annexe (following demolition of existing detached garage and outbuilding) (ii) porch on existing front elevation
ExtensionPorchDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1896/HH
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Sales history & valuation
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 2004Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6AJ: £290,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in IP28 6AJ
14 Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
Sold Dec 2022
£315,00017 Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
Sold Dec 2020
£520,000The Bungalow, Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
Sold Jun 2020
£290,00010 Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
Sold Apr 2015
£200,000Walnut Tree Cottage, Bell Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6AJ
Sold Jul 2012
£265,000
Versus other Bell Lane homes
Price per m² for 12 Bell Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,070
Street avg £2,152
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Mildenhall College Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB







