The Laurels, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
About The Laurels
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 £335,000 sits 59.5% 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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Laurels has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Laurels
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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
Everything we know about The Laurels, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other East View homes
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
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
0.1 km
East View — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB