Lodge Barn Cottage, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
About Lodge Barn Cottage
Lodge Barn Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6JX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 233.9% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 49.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 101 m² it's 24.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Lodge Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Lodge Barn Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
TCA08/1670 - Trees in Conservation Area Notification(ii) Fell two Leyland cypress (T1 and T5) and one Blue Atlas Cedar (T2) and (ii) remove major deadwood and balance two Golden Robinia (T3 and T4)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/08/1277
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lodge Barn Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2000Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6JX: £460,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in IP28 6JX
4 Barn Cottages, The Green, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JX
Sold Aug 2023
£355,000Gaughton 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
£475,000
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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
Lodge Barn Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,139
Street avg £2,432
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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