College House Farm, Bardwell Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1DF

College House Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Barningham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £989,000 sits 57% above the 2009 sale of £630,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.