Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
981 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Dairy Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Dairy Drive is a detached house in Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LN). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 50.5% above the 2010 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Dairy Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2020
Current Certificate
Apr 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 April 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Dairy Drive has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Dairy Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2010Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LN: £407,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in IP28 6LN
16 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Sold Jul 2023
£342,0009 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Sold Apr 2019
£407,00010 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Sold Jun 2018
£407,00017 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Sold Aug 2017
£480,00014 Dairy Drive, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LN
Sold Nov 2016
£305,000
Versus other Dairy Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Dairy Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,236
Street avg £2,711
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Howard Community Academy. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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