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1 planning record
About Half Acre
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Half Acre is a semi-detached house in Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Half Acre, Bowbeck, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2010FullApprove application
Planning Application - Erection of garage (following demolition of existing garage)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Half Acre has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Bowbeck homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Half Acre lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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