2 Mill Cottage, Little Mill Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BU
About 2 Mill Cottage
2 Mill Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 107.3% above the 2004 sale of £122,500. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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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
2 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
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2004Most recent
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5BU: £240,000 (2024–1998).
Versus other Little Mill Lane homes
2 Mill Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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







