Melrose, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ

Melrose is a detached house in Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was E, 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; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £846,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.