Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Lark Valley Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 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 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 13 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 43.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm.
5 Lark Valley Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 August 2023
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5 Lark Valley Court 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.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
31 October 2008Most recent
£125,000
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
Floor Area for 5 Lark Valley Court lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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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