4 Barn Cottages, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
About 4 Barn Cottages
4 Barn Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6JX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 140.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £355,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Barn Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020RenovationAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to DC/19/1773/HH - change glazed oak framed wall with french doors on rear elevation to timber bi-fold doors with shiplap timber cladding boards
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA(A)/19/1773
- Nov 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1773/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Barn Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.8% per year over 4 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 14.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2023Most recent
£355,000
+77.5%over 4 years27 June 2019
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6JX: £828,800 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in IP28 6JX
Gaughton House, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Jun 2020
£963,000Tilia House, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Mar 2020
£865,600The Pippins, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Feb 2019
£460,0003 Lodge Farm Barn, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Aug 2014
£475,000Old Rectory, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Feb 2014
£850,000
Everything we know about 4 Barn 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 Green homes
Price per m² for 4 Barn Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,551
Street avg £1,749
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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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
0.0 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Howard Community Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB