Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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
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 £473,000 is 18.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £400,000.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jul 2018EPC 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 July 2028
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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.
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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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2018)
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2018Most recent
£400,000
+63.9%over 14 years22 April 2004
£244,000
+28.4%over 1 year15 August 2002
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UG: £495,000 (2026–2017).
Nearby sales in IP28 6UG
19 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2026
£525,00014 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Sept 2024
£495,00017 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2020
£485,00012 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2017
£529,00010 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Feb 2017
£395,000
Versus other Lark Valley Drive homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 26 Lark Valley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £3,460
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Tollgate Primary School. 8 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 6UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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