18 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
About 18 Oak Close
18 Oak Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 440 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 9th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £96,000 is 42.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 24 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
18 Oak Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Oak Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Oak Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Oak Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£96,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 17 years.
£67,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2018Most recent
£67,500
+12.5%over 2 years26 August 2015
£60,000
+14.3%over 3 years22 September 2011
£52,500
+5.0%over 5 years10 February 2006
£50,000
+138.1%over 5 years6 November 2000
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6BY: £71,250 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP28 6BY
33 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Jun 2025
£176,00028 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Mar 2025
£65,00024 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Sept 2024
£69,5007 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Jan 2023
£175,00032 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Sept 2022
£71,250
Everything we know about 18 Oak Close, 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 Oak Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 18 Oak Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,650
Street avg £1,636
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Parklands Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Tollgate Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB