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Forge Cottage, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Forge Cottage

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

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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  • 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.

Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 February 2029

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2019from May 2017
EPC improved fromF38toE53
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

3 applications on record at Forge Cottage, The Green, Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EL

3decisions16documents2nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
  1. Dec 2008
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    TCA08/1696 - Tree in Conservation Area NotificationFell one Horse Chestnut tree to front of The Forge.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/08/1495
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ApplicationDecision
  4. Change Of UseDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£472,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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).

On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Forge Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 51 (E)

Below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 163 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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