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17 Valentine Way, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BP

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Valentine Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Valentine Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Hessett, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70).

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 257.5% above the 1997 sale of £157,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 49.4% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
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Everything you need to know about 17 Valentine Way

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Valentine Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Valentine Way, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Valentine Way has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Valentine Way's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£563,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£157,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 1997Most recent

    £157,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9BP: £564,600 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Valentine Way homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Valentine Way lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£949

Street avg £3,113

Strongly below

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Valentine Way

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£505k

1 Borley Crescent, Elmswell

IP30 9UG

4 bed2 bath
£715k

1 Bear Meadow, Beyton

IP30 9HS

4 bed2 bath
£431k

1 Bakers Mill, Elmswell

IP30 9HU

4 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Briar Hill, Woolpit

IP30 9SD

4 bed
£395k

1 Cattlegate, Elmswell

IP30 9GT

4 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone

IP30 9TD

4 bed3 bath
£593k

1 Buttenhaugh Green, Elmswell

IP30 9HQ

3 bed2 bath
£295k

1 Chapel Lane, Drinkstone

IP30 9TA

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Hubbard's Lane — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 9BP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Valentine Way, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.