Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
28 Charles Melrose Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold May 2026 for £315,000. Across 1995–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 July 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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28 Charles Melrose Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
28 Charles Melrose Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 30 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 30 years.
31 May 2026Most recent
£315,000
+50.0%over 21 years26 August 2004
£210,000
+114.3%over 4 years16 September 1999
£98,000
+31.5%over 3 years21 December 1995
£74,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 7BA: £220,000 (2025–2024).
42 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA
Sold May 2025
38 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA
Sold Feb 2025
22 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA
Sold Dec 2024
16 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA
Sold Nov 2024
40 Charles Melrose Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7BA
Sold Aug 2024
Years Held for 28 Charles Melrose Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,647
Street avg £2,418
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Mildenhall Hub — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's Church of England Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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