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

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Sharpes Hill

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

7 Sharpes Hill is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 93 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 177.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £373,750. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

7 Sharpes Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Sharpes Hill 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£373,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 November 2022Most recent

    £373,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5BY: £320,000 (2025–2012).

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.

7 Sharpes Hill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,019

Street avg £2,545

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Sharpes Hill

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.
£388k

1 Fyletts Manor Cottages, The Green, Hawstead

IP29 5NP

£375k

1 Broad Green Close, Chevington

IP29 5RN

3 bed
£369k

1 Bury Road, Barrow

IP29 5DE

3 bed3 bath
£431k

1 Andrews Yard, The Green, Barrow

IP29 5AA

£435k

1 Garrods End, Chedburgh Road, Chevington

IP29 5QY

3 bed1 bath
£338k

1 Church Hayes, Church Road, Barrow

IP29 5AY

£441k

1 Feltons Barns, Bury Road, Barrow

IP29 5AE

£453k

1 Barrow Hill, Barrow

IP29 5DX

4 bed
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

0.1 km

Sharpes Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 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 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 7 Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.