Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hurdles Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
EPC B2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Hurdles Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hurdles Barn is a detached house in Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4PY). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 104). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hurdles Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 March 2032
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hurdles Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at Hurdles Barn.
2 applications on record at Hurdles Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
2decisions1extensions19documents
- May 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of two storey side and rear extensions and raising of roof pitch.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/01763
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hurdles Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£700,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4PY: £418,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in IP29 4PY
Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2023
£675,000Bacchus Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2021
£1,400,0003 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
Three headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hurdles Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
85 (B)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
55 dB
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