Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £101,000 is 49.6% 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.
18 Oak Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 June 2021
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18 Oak Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
18 Oak Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£101,000
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.
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).
33 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Jun 2025
28 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Mar 2025
24 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Sept 2024
7 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Jan 2023
32 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Sold Sept 2022
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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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
122/mo
Falling 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.
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