The Beeches, Hepworth Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1BP

The Beeches is a four-bedroom detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 15.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2020 for £460,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.