8 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
About 8 Chestnut Close
8 Chestnut Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 51.9% above the 2007 sale of £376,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 198 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 4 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Chestnut Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 June 2036
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Planning history
8 Chestnut Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
5 applications on record at 8 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
- Dec 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TCA08/1700 - Trees in a Conservation Area Notification(i) Fell one Conifer tree and (ii) reduce height to 4.5 metres and width to 1.8 metres to one Conifer tree.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/08/1538
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2023Decision
- Tree WorksMar 2021Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£376,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2007Most recent
£376,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6LH: £525,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in IP28 6LH
10 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
Sold Oct 2023
£638,0004 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
Sold Jul 2023
£525,0007 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
Sold Aug 2020
£565,0005 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
Sold Jun 2017
£430,0009 Chestnut Close, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6LH
Sold Sept 2007
£395,000
Versus other Chestnut Close homes
Price per m² for 8 Chestnut Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,902
Street avg £3,220
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







