Osprey House, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
About Osprey House
Osprey House is a four-bedroom detached house in Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Osprey House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2005OutbuildingFullIn report
Planning Application - Erection of detached wooden building to rear of existing dwelling
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SE/05/01692
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 17 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2021Most recent
£675,000
+61.9%over 16 years17 June 2004
£417,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6HR: £305,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in IP28 6HR
Maple House, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
Sold Aug 2023
£1,360,000Topos, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
Sold Nov 2022
£305,000Alley Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
Sold Sept 2021
£275,0009 Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
Sold Nov 2020
£606,250Rosemary Cottage, Old Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HR
Sold Jun 2019
£242,000
Everything we know about Osprey House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Old Bury Road homes
On floor area, Osprey House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,948
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB