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

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sharmead

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

Sharmead is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), 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.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 32.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 101 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 9 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.

Sharmead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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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 Sharmead, Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sharmead has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at Sharmead, Sharpes Hill, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5BY

4decisions2extensions46documents
  1. Nov 2011
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Planning Application - (i) Erection of single storey attached dwelling and associated parking (ii) creation of vehicular access

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/11/0930
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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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.

Sharmead has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£424,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£320,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 November 2014Most recent

    £320,000

    +33.3%over 12 years

  2. 8 November 2002

    £240,000

    +135.3%over 5 years

  3. 11 September 1997

    £102,000

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

Sharmead is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,168

Street avg £2,651

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed1 bath
£441k

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IP29 5AE

£453k

1 Barrow Hill, Barrow

IP29 5DX

4 bed
£455k

1 Glebe Close, Horringer

IP29 5PR

£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
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.

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