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19 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 19 Lark Valley Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

19 Lark Valley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UG). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 144.6% above the 2001 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Lark Valley Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

19 Lark Valley Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£195,000

Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 December 2001Most recent

    £195,000

    +26.2%over 1 year

  2. 15 May 2000

    £154,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UG: £485,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Lark Valley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 19 Lark Valley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,667

Street avg £3,248

Strongly below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£537k

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IP28 6AF

4 bed3 bath
£549k

1 Cornwallis Close, West Stow

IP28 6EU

4 bed2 bath
£713k

1 Chapel Lane, Tuddenham

IP28 6SP

4 bed
£465k

1 Chimney Mills, West Stow

IP28 6ES

3 bed
£415k

1 Carnoustie Drive, Fornham St Martin

IP28 6UU

3 bed2 bath
£336k

1 Bury Road, Flempton

IP28 6EJ

3 bed1 bath
£373k

1 Benyon Gardens, Culford

IP28 6EA

2 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Church Cottages, School Road, Risby

IP28 6RQ

2 bed
Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.2 km

Village Sign — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Tollgate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6UG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6UG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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