Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Lark Valley Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UG). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 154 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 7 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 December 2026
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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12 Lark Valley Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 12 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Planning Application - Erection of single storey extension to side and rearAPPLICATION RECEIVED DATE: 6th January 2006CONSULTATION PERIOD START DATE: 12th January 2006CONSULTATION PERIOD END DATE: 2nd February 2006The application cannot be determined before the end of the consultation period.
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Latest sale on 12 Lark Valley Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 16 years.
£529,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 16 years.
27 March 2017Most recent
£529,000
+360.0%over 15 years22 July 2001
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UG: £485,000 (2026–2017).
19 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2026
14 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Sept 2024
17 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2020
26 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Oct 2018
10 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Feb 2017
12 Lark Valley Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,435
Street avg £3,463
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Tollgate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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