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1 Simpson Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EA

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About 1 Simpson Way

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

1 Simpson Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5EA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 109). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Last sale on file: £415,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
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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.

1 Simpson Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Simpson Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Simpson Way 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

£442,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£415,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2021Most recent

    £415,000

    +6.4%over 5 years

  2. 30 October 2015

    £390,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5EA: £345,000 (2025–2025).

On the street

Versus other Simpson Way homes

Four headline reads against 64 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Simpson Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,074

Street avg £3,276

On par

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Simpson Way

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

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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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£306k

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3 bed
£252k

1 Brittons Road, Barrow

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3 bed
£236k

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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

0.4 km

Brittons Road — 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 5EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 5EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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 1 Simpson Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.