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35 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ

Estimated value

£730,000

  • Since the 2008 sale (£525,000)+39%
  • Against IP28 6UQ's recent median (£165,000)+342%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
237 m²
2551 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£730,000

  • Against its 2008 sale (£525,000)+39%
  • Against IP28 6UQ's recent median (£165,000)+342%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 35 Lark Valley Drive is modelled from its 237 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6UQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    237 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2008

  • Recent sales in IP28 6UQ

    5 sales, median £165,000 (2025–2015)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 2008Most recent

    £525,000

    +169.2%over 9 years

  2. 15 October 1998

    £195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UQ: £165,000 (2025–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 35 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 35 Lark Valley Drive

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

35 Lark Valley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 39% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

35 Lark Valley Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2025

Current Certificate
Jul 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 July 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 35 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

35 Lark Valley Drive has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

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.

On epc rating, 35 Lark Valley Drive stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 43 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

237 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
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

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.

Nearest schools

  • Tollgate Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
  • St Benedict's Catholic SchoolSecondary1.6km
  • Howard Community AcademyPrimary1.7km
  • Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSecondary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • Village SignBus stop300m
  • Oak CloseBus stop425m
  • Parklands GreenBus stop470m
  • The WoolpackBus stop534m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
  • Other Theft140 reports8%
  • Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 6UQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6UQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6UQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 35 Lark Valley Drive is modelled from its 237 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6UQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 35 Lark Valley Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 35 Lark Valley Drive was lodged in July 2015 at band C and expired in July 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 35 Lark Valley Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 6UQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
35 Lark Valley Drive is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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