3 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
About 3 Orchard Way
3 Orchard Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 10.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 95.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £291,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Orchard Way has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Planning Application - Erection of single storey front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/13/0662/HH
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Sales history & valuation
3 Orchard Way saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 6 years.
£291,500
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2019Most recent
£291,500
+29.6%over 5 years24 October 2013
£225,000
+34.7%over 6 months21 April 2013
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5BX: £201,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in IP29 5BX
7 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
Sold Aug 2022
£292,0009 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
Sold Aug 2011
£205,0005 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
Sold Oct 2004
£201,0002 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
Sold Apr 2004
£159,9504 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX
Sold Mar 1999
£83,100
Versus other Orchard Way homes
On price per m², 3 Orchard Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,627
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Autumn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







