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1 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 1 Sharpes Hill

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

1 Sharpes Hill is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 110.2% above the 2003 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar 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.

1 Sharpes Hill's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC BNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY

1decisions1extensions9documents
  1. Jul 2010
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Planning Application - Erection of (i) single storey rear extension (ii) front porch (iii) front boundary retaining wall and fence and (iv) provision of hardstanding to front garden

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/10/0682
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Sharpes Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£431,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£205,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 May 2003Most recent

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5BY: £373,750 (2025–2014).

On the street

Versus other Sharpes Hill homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 1 Sharpes Hill stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,486

Street avg £2,862

Strongly below

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Sharpes Hill

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

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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
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.

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

0.1 km

Sharpes Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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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 5BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 5BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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 1 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.