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39 Church Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BQ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 39 Church Lane

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

39 Church Lane is a semi-detached house in Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 64 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 36.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

39 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2022from Jun 2012
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Heating Controls
ManualFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
0%87%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39 Church Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

39 Church Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£185,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 September 2015Most recent

    £185,000

    +27.6%over 2 years
  2. 11 July 2013

    £145,000

    +20.8%over 9 years
  3. 17 September 2003

    £120,000

    +196.3%over 7 years
  4. 14 April 1996

    £40,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6BQ: £230,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 39 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,891

Street avg £2,203

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Below
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Church Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Mildenhall College Academy. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 IP28 6BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6BQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.2dB

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 39 Church Lane, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.