What type of property is 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY is a detached house.

What did 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY sell for?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY last sold for £400,000 in August 2025. Before that, it sold for £140,000 in May 2000, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2000 and August 2025, 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY rose from £140,000 to £400,000, a change of £260,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in July 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft). That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP29 5BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY had any planning applications?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in September 2008 under ref. SE/08/1209. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY located?

5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY sits in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP29 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

Police records around 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

The closest primary school to 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY is Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.1km).

What is the nearest station to 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Sharpes Hill, IP29 5BY is Sharpes Hill, 125m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Sharpes Hill

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

5 Sharpes Hill is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.

It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £400,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 14% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2025

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from Aug 2014

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

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

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

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

1decisions1extensions8documents

Flagged:Demolition

Sept 2008
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Planning Application - Erection of (i) single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) as amended by email received 9th September 2008 removing proposed annex
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
SE/08/1209
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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.

5 Sharpes Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£456,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£400,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2025Most recent
£400,000
+185.7%over 25 years
4 May 2000
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5BY: £320,000 (2023–2012).

Nearby sales in IP29 5BY

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.

5 Sharpes Hill is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,985

Street avg £2,674

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Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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

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Area

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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

0.1 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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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· 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

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