Pompes, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
About Pompes
Pompes is a detached house in Hartest, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 8 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2010–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £752,000 in August 2023.
Energy performance
Pompes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
12 applications on record at Pompes, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
- Nov 2013DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of side extension (following demolition of existing barn).
ListedExtension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- B/13/01036
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexNov 2019Decision
- RenovationSept 2017Decision
+ 9 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Pompes has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2010.
£764,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 13 years.
£752,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2023Most recent
£752,000
+213.3%over 12 years17 December 2010
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4ET: £465,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in IP29 4ET
Fosters Buildings, Top Barn, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
Sold Apr 2023
£465,000Old Mill House, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
Sold Sept 2021
£905,000Pippin Cottage, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
Sold Sept 2018
£465,0002 Shrubland Cottage, Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
Sold Nov 2016
£180,0006 Shimpling Road, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4ET
Sold Mar 2014
£349,995
Versus other Shimpling Road homes
Years Held for Pompes lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,790
Street avg £4,065
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







