Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Barleycorn Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8YQ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Last sale on file: £239,950 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 48 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
20 Barleycorn Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
20 Barleycorn Way saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 10 years.
£239,950
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 10 years.
28 April 2022Most recent
£239,950
+18.5%over 3 years1 August 2018
£202,500
+16.4%over 3 years13 May 2015
£174,000
+8.8%over 2 years28 June 2012
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8YQ: £347,500 (2025–2024).
32 Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ
Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Jul 2025
26 Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ
Sold Jul 2025
24 Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ
Sold May 2024
60 Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ
Sold May 2024
Price per m² for 20 Barleycorn Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,199
Street avg £2,530
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Barleycorn Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Beck Row Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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