3 Acorn Way, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8FY

3 Acorn Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8FY). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 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 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 42.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm.