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18 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY

5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
41 m²
440 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 18 Oak Close

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
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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.

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

Current Certificate
Jun 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 June 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Oak Close has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications 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.

18 Oak Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£101,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£67,500

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 March 2018Most recent

    £67,500

    +12.5%over 2 years
  2. 26 August 2015

    £60,000

    +14.3%over 3 years
  3. 22 September 2011

    £52,500

    +5.0%over 5 years
  4. 10 February 2006

    £50,000

    +138.1%over 5 years
  5. 6 November 2000

    £21,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6BY: £71,250 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Oak Close homes

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

CO₂ Emissions for 18 Oak Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,650

Street avg £1,636

On par

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 38 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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.

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 IP28 6BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

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 18 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.