What type of property is 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA last sold for £210,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £65,500 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and August 2016, 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA rose from £65,500 to £210,000, a change of £144,500. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA has council approval for single-storey extension granted in December 2021 under ref. DC/21/2003/HH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA located?

17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA sits in Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

Police records around 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

The closest primary school to 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA is St Mary's Church of England Academy (687m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mildenhall College Academy (1.6km).

What transport links are near 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Charles Melrose Close, IP28 7BA is Mildenhall Hub, 374m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 731m away.

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17 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Charles Melrose Close

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

17 Charles Melrose Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 39% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemAir source

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2016

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Nov 2010

Low Energy Lighting

0%50%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2021
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Householder planning application - a. conversion of existing garage and utility into habitable space b. first-floor front and side extension
Agent
TAB Architecture
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
DC/21/2003/HH
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What's in 17 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Charles Melrose Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£210,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

25 August 2016Most recent
£210,000
+82.7%over 14 years
14 December 2001
£114,950
+75.5%over 6 years
29 June 1995
£65,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 7BA: £220,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in IP28 7BA

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On the street

Versus other Charles Melrose Close homes

Four headline reads against 59 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Charles Melrose Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,406

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Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 84 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Mildenhall Hub — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Mary's Church of England Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 7BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 7BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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