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The Firs, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL

Estimated value

£663,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£490,000)+35%
  • Against IP29 4HL's recent median (£575,000)+15%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£663,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£490,000)+35%
  • Against IP29 4HL's recent median (£575,000)+15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Firs is modelled from its 211 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4HL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    211 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2018

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in IP29 4HL

    5 sales, median £575,000 (2025–2010)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 June 2020Most recent

    £490,000

  2. 15 June 2020

    £490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4HL: £575,000 (2025–2010).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Firs

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

The Firs is a detached house in Shimpling, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 35.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 34.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in June 2020.

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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.

The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jan 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 January 2028

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Firs, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Firs has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Little Chadacre homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Firs is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,322

Street avg £3,169

Strongly below

Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

On par
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

18/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Mill Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

  • Mill HillBus stop883m
  • Hallifax PlaceBus stop979m
  • Primary SchoolBus stop1.6km
  • SwanfieldBus stop1.8km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences99 reports39%
  • Burglary30 reports12%
  • Other Theft30 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson26 reports10%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 4HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Firs is modelled from its 211 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP29 4HL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for The Firs. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Firs was lodged in January 2018 at band D and is valid until January 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Firs. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP29 4HL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Firs is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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