Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About 23 Oak Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Oak Close is a semi-detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. 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 £182,000 sits 600% above the 1998 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Nov 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 November 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Oak Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£26,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 1998Most recent
£26,000
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
Versus other Oak Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Oak Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£441
Street avg £1,592
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Oak Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.