10 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
About 10 Wentworth Close
10 Wentworth Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6XE). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Last sale on file: £515,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
10 Wentworth Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder Planning Application -(i) New front car port (ii) chimney to rear garden outbuilding (Retrospective)
- Agent
- Tim Moll Architecture
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/1677/HH
- Jan 2018ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Variation of condition 2 of DC/17/0601/HH to allow use of revised plan which includes a wood store to rear of proposed extension for Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/17/2492/VAR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£515,000
+110.0%over 8 years10 June 2013
£245,250
+79.0%over 11 years12 August 2001
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6XE: £385,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in IP28 6XE
8 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
Sold Sept 2022
£390,00020 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
Sold Sept 2022
£580,0009 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
Sold Apr 2017
£260,1003 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
Sold Jan 2014
£262,00015 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE
Sold May 2013
£370,000
Everything we know about 10 Wentworth Close, 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 Wentworth Close homes
10 Wentworth Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,084
Street avg £3,430
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Tollgate Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB