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Fosters Buildings, Top Barn, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fosters Buildings

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

Fosters Buildings is a detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, change of use to residential and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 18.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 117.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £465,000.

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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 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 Fosters Buildings, Top Barn, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fosters Buildings has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

9 applications on record at Fosters Buildings, Top Barn, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET

9decisions1extensions84documents
Flagged:Change of useListed buildingConservation area
  1. May 2009
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell 1 no. Poplar tree, pollard 1 no. Ash tree and reduce 1 no. Willow tree by up to one third.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    B/09/00524
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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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.

Fosters Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£551,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£465,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2023Most recent

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4ET: £465,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other Shimpling Road homes

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

Fosters Buildings outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,741

Street avg £3,906

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fosters Buildings

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • 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

0.7 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 4ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 4ET

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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 Fosters Buildings, Top Barn, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.