Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
33 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 33 Lark Valley Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
33 Lark Valley Drive is a detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% 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.
33 Lark Valley Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 June 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 33 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
33 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.
33 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£617,000
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 6UQ: £165,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in IP28 6UQ
7 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2025
£150,0002 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Nov 2021
£165,0001 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2020
£290,0008 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2015
£143,0004 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Mar 2015
£227,500
Versus other Lark Valley Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
33 Lark Valley Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Tollgate Primary School. 9 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 6UQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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