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5 sales on record
About 42 Bishops Croft
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Bishops Croft is a detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 72 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 28 EPCs).
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Bishops Croft has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2024)
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bishops Croft homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 42 Bishops Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,652
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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