Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
37 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
1 planning record
Bedrooms
5
Council tax
Band F
About 37 Lark Valley Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
37 Lark Valley Drive is a five-bedroom property in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UQ). It has council tax band F.
Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 37 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
37 Lark Valley Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 37 Lark Valley Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6UQ
1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder planning application - Single storey rear extension to existing detached double garage
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/0784/HH
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Sales history & valuation
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Latest sale on 37 Lark Valley Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Last sold (2007)
£645,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
28 May 2007Most recent
£645,000
+214.6%over 9 years14 August 1997
£205,000
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
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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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Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
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80 dB
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