17 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
About 17 Bennett Road
17 Bennett Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in June 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
17 Bennett Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Bennett Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Bennett Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 27 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2023Most recent
£360,000
+101.2%over 10 years23 May 2013
£178,950
+225.4%over 17 years1 March 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8JT: £267,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in IP28 8JT
19 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold Aug 2024
£325,00014 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold May 2024
£340,0004 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold Sept 2023
£220,00012 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold Aug 2021
£240,00011 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold May 2018
£267,500
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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 Bennett Road homes
On floor area, 17 Bennett Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,647
Street avg £2,033
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bennett Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Christopher's CEVCP School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB