Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Barleycorn Way is a six-bedroom detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8YQ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 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 wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 54.3% above the 2012 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 August 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
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5 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.
5 Barleycorn Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
28 June 2012Most recent
£245,000
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
5 Barleycorn Way outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,842
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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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