What kind of home is 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ last sold for £295,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP29 5DJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ in?

17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ sits in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP29 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ 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.

What schools are near 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ is Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (489m).

How well connected is 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ley Road, IP29 5DJ is Autumn Close, 150m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ley Road, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Ley Road

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

17 Ley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 17.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2020 for £295,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ley Road, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ley Road 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

£347,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£295,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 May 2020Most recent
£295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5DJ: £250,000 (2023–2016).

Nearby sales in IP29 5DJ

On the street

Versus other Ley Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Ley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,430

Street avg £2,835

Above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£369k

1 Bury Road, Barrow

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3 bed3 bath

£375k

1 Broad Green Close, Chevington

IP29 5RN

3 bed

£306k

1 Brittons Crescent, Barrow

IP29 5AG

3 bed

£435k

1 Garrods End, Chedburgh Road, Chevington

IP29 5QY

3 bed1 bath

£252k

1 Brittons Road, Barrow

IP29 5AF

3 bed

£236k

1 Brook Close, Manor Lane, Horringer

IP29 5PY

3 bed

£301k

1 Almshouses, High Green, Nowton

IP29 5LZ

2 bed1 bath

£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.

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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

Autumn Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 5DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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