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8 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Orchard Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Orchard Way is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.

At 65 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 5 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Orchard Way has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Orchard Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 5BX: £225,000 (2022–2011).

On the street

Versus other Orchard Way homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Orchard Way runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 78 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Orchard Way

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£275k

1 Factory Lane, Chevington

IP29 5QF

£301k

1 Almshouses, High Green, Nowton

IP29 5LZ

2 bed1 bath
£306k

1 Brittons Crescent, Barrow

IP29 5AG

3 bed
£252k

1 Brittons Road, Barrow

IP29 5AF

3 bed
£242k

1 Bull Lane, Pinford End, Hawstead

IP29 5NU

£239k

1 Church Road, Chevington

IP29 5QH

£236k

1 Brook Close, Manor Lane, Horringer

IP29 5PY

3 bed
£338k

1 Church Hayes, Church Road, Barrow

IP29 5AY

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 5BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 5BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.