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Old Mill House, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
249 m²
2680 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Mill House

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

Old Mill House is a detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £905,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Old Mill House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, 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 Old Mill House, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

4 applications on record at Old Mill House, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET

4decisions1extensions19documents
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Nov 2009
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    Application for Conservation Area Consent - Demolition of outbuilding.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    B/09/01070
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. OutbuildingDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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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.

Latest sale on Old Mill House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£943,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£905,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £905,000

    +108.0%over 12 years

  2. 12 December 2008

    £435,000

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.

Old Mill House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,635

Street avg £4,257

On par

Floor Area

249 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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

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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£475k

1 Birdbrook, Brockley

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£412k

1 Cresslands Lane, Hawkedon

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£389k

1 Chestnut Crescent, Chedburgh

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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 Old Mill House, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.