Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Laurels, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
133 m²
1435 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About The Laurels
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Laurels is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1435 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 69% above the 2010 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 28.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Laurels sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2020
Current Certificate
Mar 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 March 2020
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Laurels, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Laurels has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2010Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HU: £322,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HU
Walnut Place, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Sold Oct 2023
£322,0006 East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Sold Sept 2021
£235,00021 East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Sold Nov 2020
£392,5005 East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Sold May 2019
£160,000Meadowside, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
Sold Oct 2018
£360,000
Versus other East View homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Laurels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,576
Street avg £2,662
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
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
0.1 km
East View — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 8HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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