Bacchus Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
About Bacchus Barn
Bacchus Barn is a six-bedroom detached house in Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4PY). It has a recorded floor area of 455 m² (around 4898 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 455 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £1,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Bacchus Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Bacchus Barn has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at Bacchus Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two-storey side extension.
- Reference
- B/03/01831
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2005Decision
- ExtensionJul 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£1,400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4PY: £365,000 (2023–1998).
Nearby sales in IP29 4PY
Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2023
£675,0003 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Aug 2020
£220,0001 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jan 2015
£418,0002 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Dec 1998
£75,000
Versus other Melford Road homes
Floor Area for Bacchus Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £3,575
Floor Area
455 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
1.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







