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Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

East of England

£525,000

Listed on 04/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
1958 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached four-bedroom bungalow in Barrow offers an extended, single-storey layout and a generous garden. The accommodation includes a sitting and dining room, a fitted kitchen, four bedrooms including one with an en-suite, and further bathroom facilities. The kitchen and other rooms are described as requiring updating, giving a purchaser scope to plan improvements around their needs. Outside, the mature garden includes lawn, established planting and trees. A garage and extensive parking are also provided. The property is freehold, has an EPC rating of D, and the listing states that it is connected to mains water, electricity and drainage, with air-source heating. The accommodation’s size and adaptable arrangement provide a basis for a substantial modernisation project.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

72out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £525,000, this substantial four-bedroom detached bungalow is priced at £268/sq ft, around 17% below the local average—a strong opportunity to acquire a generous home at a below-average rate. Its spacious, flexible single-storey layout, garage, extensive parking and established garden give the project plenty to build on.

The work looks like a light modernisation rather than a major rebuild: dated decoration, flooring and fittings can be refreshed, with the older kitchen offering scope for a contemporary redesign. The property appears generally intact in the supplied views, making this a promising canvas for a purchaser to tailor to their needs.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated decoration and mixed flooring across the visible living areas and bedrooms.
  • Redesign the dated kitchen to suit a more contemporary style and working needs.
  • Make the most of the flexible single-storey layout, generous garden, garage and extensive parking.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Kennett Rail Station

    4.9 miles

    Train · Kennett

  • Bury St Edmunds Rail Station

    5.1 miles

    Train · Bury St Edmunds

  • Newmarket Rail Station

    8.0 miles

    Train · Newmarket

  • Thurston Rail Station

    9.1 miles

    Train · Thurston

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,145
Based on a loan of £393,750 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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