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Ely Cottage, Barrow Road, Denham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ely Cottage

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

Ely Cottage is a semi-detached house in Denham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 sits 70.2% above the 2013 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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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.

Ely Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and 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 Ely Cottage, Barrow Road, Denham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ely Cottage 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.

Ely Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£553,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£325,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2013Most recent

    £325,000

    +116.7%over 14 years

  2. 11 March 1999

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5EQ: £437,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Barrow Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Ely Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,057

Street avg £3,982

Strongly below

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ely Cottage

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.
£572k

1 Denham Hall, Denham

IP29 5EL

4 bed2 bath
£668k

1 Beale Road, Barrow

IP29 5ES

2 bed1 bath
£455k

1 Glebe Close, Horringer

IP29 5PR

£453k

1 Barrow Hill, Barrow

IP29 5DX

4 bed
£441k

1 Feltons Barns, Bury Road, Barrow

IP29 5AE

£435k

1 Garrods End, Chedburgh Road, Chevington

IP29 5QY

3 bed1 bath
£431k

1 Andrews Yard, The Green, Barrow

IP29 5AA

£779k

1 Farrows Close, Chevington

IP29 5QJ

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

0.8 km

St Marys Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 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 5EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP29 5EQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP29 5EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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 Ely Cottage, Barrow Road, Denham, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5EQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.