8 Park Avenue, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TW
About 8 Park Avenue
8 Park Avenue is a detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6TW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
8 Park Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/1459/HH
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Planning Application - Erection of two storey side extension. As amended by drawings received on 13 April 2014.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/0542/HH
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Park Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
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 2 sales in IP28 6TW: £258,750 (2023–2003).
Everything we know about 8 Park Avenue, 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 Park Avenue homes
Floor Area for 8 Park Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Parklands Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Tollgate Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB