12 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
About 12 Papeley Meadow
12 Papeley Meadow is a detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 45% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2016).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 November 2025
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Planning history
12 Papeley Meadow has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
12 Papeley Meadow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£206,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2016Most recent
£206,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5DL: £335,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in IP29 5DL
26 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
Sold Oct 2025
£395,00018 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
Sold May 2019
£162,50016 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
Sold Nov 2018
£350,00031 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
Sold Oct 2017
£335,0003 Papeley Meadow, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5DL
Sold Feb 2015
£325,000
Versus other Papeley Meadow homes
12 Papeley Meadow is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £2,460
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
18/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Papeley Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







