Woodlands, East View, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HU
About Woodlands
Woodlands is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 sits 59.5% above the 2014 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Woodlands's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Woodlands has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2010ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission F/2009/0210/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- F/2010/0694/DC
- Oct 2010ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 2 of planning permission F/2009/0210/FUL
- Agent
- Ian Carl Dodd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/2010/0640/DC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Woodlands
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
Latest sale on Woodlands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 10 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2014Most recent
£415,000
+66.0%over 9 years2 September 2004
£250,000
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 Woodlands, 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
EPC Rating for Woodlands runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,653
Street avg £2,651
Floor Area
251 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 9 years
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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