5 Church Cottages, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
About 5 Church Cottages
5 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 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
TCA12/2241 - Trees in a Conservation Area Notification(i) Fell one Ash tree (T1 on plan) and (ii) reduce height to 5 metres and spread to 4 metres to one Cherry tree (T2 on plan)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/12/0335/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Church Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£255,000
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
Cursus Cottage, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
Sold Jun 2025
£480,0001 Lodge Cottages, The Street, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JW
Sold Nov 2024
£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
Everything we know about 5 Church Cottages, 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 Street homes
On floor area, 5 Church Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
3/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB