1 Mill Cottage, Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
About 1 Mill Cottage
1 Mill Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
1 Mill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Mill Cottage 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
1 Mill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£372,000
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 5BU: £240,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in IP29 5BU
2 Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
Sold Jan 2024
£193,567Finch Lea, Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
Sold Aug 2018
£385,0003 Mill Cottage, Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
Sold Sept 2010
£255,5002 Mill Cottage, Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
Sold Mar 2004
£122,500
Versus other Little Mill Lane homes
1 Mill Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Autumn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







