Forge Cottage, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a detached house in Flempton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 134 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Forge Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2012ApplicationIn report
Listed Building Application - Alterations including new window and door in respect of change of use of outbuilding to holiday let
Listed- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/12/0078/LBCA
- Mar 2012Change Of UseFullIn report
Planning Application - Change of use of outbuilding to holiday let (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/12/0076/FULBCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Forge Cottage
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
Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6EL: £450,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in IP28 6EL
The Greyhound, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
Sold Dec 2024
£5,000Graftonvale, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
Sold Dec 2024
£650,000Shrublands, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
Sold Sept 2020
£650,000Keldy Lodge, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
Sold Mar 2020
£634,950Midsummer House, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL
Sold Jan 2018
£310,000
Everything we know about Forge Cottage, 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 The Green homes
Forge Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Church — bus stop.
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
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB