The Laurels, Sudbury Road, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TJ

The Laurels is a five-bedroom detached house in Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 68.5% above the 2010 sale of £410,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.