Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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.
35 Lark Valley Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 July 2025
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35 Lark Valley Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 10 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 10 years.
21 August 2008Most recent
£525,000
+169.2%over 9 years15 October 1998
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6UQ: £165,000 (2025–2015).
7 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2025
2 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Nov 2021
1 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2020
8 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Aug 2015
4 Lark Valley Court, Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
Sold Mar 2015
On epc rating, 35 Lark Valley Drive stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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