21 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
About 21 Bennett Road
21 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 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 446.5% above the 1997 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 75.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- GarageSingle
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
21 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 efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
21 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
21 Bennett Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£63,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 1997Most recent
£63,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8JT: £325,000 (2024–2021).
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
£220,00017 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold Jun 2023
£360,00012 Bennett Road, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JT
Sold Aug 2021
£240,000
Everything we know about 21 Bennett Road, 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 Bennett Road homes
Price per m² for 21 Bennett Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£496
Street avg £2,392
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 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