Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Howletts Yard is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £342,000 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 March 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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3 Howletts Yard has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Single storey side and rear extension
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 15 years.
£342,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 15 years.
20 May 2021Most recent
£342,000
+3.6%over 3 years21 March 2018
£330,000
+43.5%over 4 years13 January 2014
£230,000
+2.2%over 7 years17 November 2006
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5AT: £232,000 (2025–2007).
4 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Sold Mar 2025
1 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Sold Oct 2013
5 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Sold May 2007
2 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Sold Nov 2006
6 Howletts Yard, The Street, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AT
Sold Sept 2006
3 Howletts Yard outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,977
Street avg £3,182
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Three Horseshoes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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