Drovers Barn, Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds IP28 6HL

Semi-Detached house · Built 1983-1990 · 404 m² · Owner-occupied · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DC for £1,225 · £1,225 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Loft insulation£100 – £350£1491.5 yrs+1.2 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£3143.2 yrs+2.5 pts · reaches C
Low energy lighting(optional, beyond C)£75£145.5 yrs+0.1 pts
High-retention storage heaters(optional, beyond C)£3,000 – £4,000£6185.7 yrs+4.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£29139.6 yrs+2.3 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£5,496
per year at grade D
£4,110
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £463 a year — a 37.8% annual return on £1,225.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £2,772 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.9 mi
Howard Community AcademyPrimary4.3 mi
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary4.6 mi
St Benedict's Catholic SchoolSecondary4.7 miProgress 8 +0.17 · average (2023/24)
Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSecondary4.8 miProgress 8 -0.09 · average (2023/24)
King Edward VI CEVC SchoolSecondary5.1 miProgress 8 -0.10 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

5.6
crimes a month
45
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 42% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01030135, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.