4 Church Cottages, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
About 4 Church Cottages
4 Church Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6JW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 61 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 November 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history at 4 Church Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 4 Church Cottages, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
- May 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TCA08/1601 - Trees in a Conservation Area NotificationFell one Conifer tree (1), two Sycamore trees (2 & 5), two Cherry trees (3 & 6) and one Ash tree (4)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SE/08/0433
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Church Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
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 6JW: £375,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in IP28 6JW
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£310,000Arden House, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
Sold Oct 2014
£410,0002 Lodge Cottages, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
Sold Apr 2001
£115,000
Versus other The Street homes
4 Church Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Howard Community Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







