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8 St Andrews Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TR

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 St Andrews Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 St Andrews Drive is a detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6TR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 29.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 St Andrews Drive, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jun 2021
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    Agent
    Steven James Allen Ltd.
    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/21/1022/HH
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

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On the street

Versus other St Andrews Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 St Andrews Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,795

Street avg £3,574

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.

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

0.2 km

Parklands Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Tollgate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6TR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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