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Post Office Barn, Mill Road, Brockley, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4AR

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Post Office Barn

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

Post Office Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Brockley, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 34.7% above the 2012 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Post Office Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Post Office Barn, Mill Road, Brockley, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at Post Office Barn.

1 application on record at Post Office Barn, Mill Road, Brockley, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4AR

1decisions1extensions1documents
  1. Apr 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Planning Application - Erection of two storey side extension to front barn and covered link walkway (following demolition of existing link) as amended by letter and plan received 24th March 2004 and drawing no. 136/03/02C received 16th April 2004 detailing glazing in new window on side elevation

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    SE/04/1548/P
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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.

Post Office Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£586,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£435,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2012Most recent

    £435,000

    +173.6%over 13 years

  2. 19 November 1999

    £159,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4AR: £330,000 (2020–2018).

On the street

Versus other Mill Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Post Office Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,062

Street avg £2,137

On par

Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bury Road Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Hartest Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 IP29 4AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 4AR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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 Post Office Barn, Mill Road, Brockley, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.