Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Audley End House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Audley End House is a four-bedroom detached house in Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 4PY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 116.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2023 for £675,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Audley End House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 June 2033
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Audley End House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Audley End House, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
2decisions2extensions
- Oct 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Renewal of Planning Permission B/99/1120 - Erection of two-storey side extension.
- Reference
- B/04/01501
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Audley End House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 4PY: £365,000 (2021–1998).
Nearby sales in IP29 4PY
Bacchus Barn, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jun 2021
£1,400,0003 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Aug 2020
£220,0001 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Jan 2015
£418,0002 Audley End Cottages, Melford Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4PY
Sold Dec 1998
£75,000
Versus other Melford Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Audley End House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,579
Street avg £2,742
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
18/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP29 4PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
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