Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 7 Lark Valley Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 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 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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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.
Current Certificate
Nov 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 November 2035
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 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.
7 Lark Valley Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
£485,00026 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Oct 2018
£400,00012 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UG
Sold Mar 2017
£529,000
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.
7 Lark Valley Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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