Skip to content
UK Property Looker

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

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Lark Valley Drive

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

26 Lark Valley Drive is a detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UG). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 18.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £400,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 26 Lark Valley Drive

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
C70
D
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 26 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Lark Valley Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 Lark Valley Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Larger development activity nearby
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£474,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£400,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 October 2018Most recent

    £400,000

    +63.9%over 14 years

  2. 22 April 2004

    £244,000

    +28.4%over 1 year

  3. 15 August 2002

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UG: £485,000 (2024–2006).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 26 Lark Valley Drive, 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
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.

EPC Rating for 26 Lark Valley Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,448

Street avg £2,892

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly 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.
£465k

1 Chimney Mills, West Stow

IP28 6ES

3 bed
£454k

1 Bakers Way, High Street, Tuddenham

IP28 6SL

£537k

1 Chestnut Close, Barton Mills

IP28 6AF

4 bed3 bath
£415k

1 Carnoustie Drive, Fornham St Martin

IP28 6UU

3 bed2 bath
£549k

1 Cornwallis Close, West Stow

IP28 6EU

4 bed2 bath
£408k

1 Barn Cottages, The Green, Fornham All Saints

IP28 6JX

£377k

1 Brooms Barn Cottage, Higham

IP28 6NW

£373k

1 Benyon Gardens, Culford

IP28 6EA

2 bed1 bath
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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.