The Firs, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
About The Firs
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 £756,000 sits 54.3% above the 2020 sale of £490,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in June 2020.
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Energy performance
The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£756,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2020Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4HL: £575,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in IP29 4HL
The Hamptons, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Oct 2025
£835,000Little Chadacre Farmhouse, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Jan 2021
£575,000Little Chadacre Farm Cottage, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Oct 2010
£220,000Chiltern House, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Sept 2006
£447,500Linden House, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4HL
Sold Sept 2001
£292,500
Versus other Little Chadacre homes
The Firs outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,322
Street avg £2,605
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
0.9 km
Mill Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB