Lavrock House, North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
About Lavrock House
Lavrock House is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HY). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 is 12.7% below the 2018 sale of £965,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 318 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold October 2018 for £965,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lavrock House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2020AnnexIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) Renovation and conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation (ii) single storey extension (following demolition of C20th outbuilding lean-to) (iii) single storey outbuilding for garden storage and (iv) replacement windows and doors to the main house
- Agent
- Kay Pilsbury Thomas Architects
ListedExtension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1911/LB
- Jan 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Householder Planning Application - (i) Renovation and conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation (ii) single storey extension (following demolition of C20th outbuilding lean-to) (iii) single storey outbuilding for garden storage and (iv) replacement windows and doors to the main house
- Agent
- Kay Pilsbury Thomas Architects
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1910/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lavrock House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 15 years.
£965,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 October 2018Most recent
£965,000
+127.1%over 14 years5 January 2004
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HY: £215,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HY
6 North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
Sold Jun 2024
£215,00022 North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
Sold Feb 2022
£22,50012 North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
Sold Aug 2019
£225,000Lane End House, North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
Sold Jul 2013
£460,000Brooklands, North Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HY
Sold Jul 2013
£535,000
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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 North Street homes
Floor Area for Lavrock House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,037
Street avg £2,456
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.2 km
Elms Road — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB