What type of property is 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE last change hands?

20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE last sold for £580,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £385,000 in April 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

Across 2 sales between April 2017 and September 2022, 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE rose from £385,000 to £580,000, a change of £195,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 60% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6XE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE is in council tax band E.

Where is 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE located?

20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE sits in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

The closest primary school to 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE is Tollgate Primary School (1.4km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Benedict's Catholic School (1.7km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE?

The closest bus stop to 20 Wentworth Close, IP28 6XE is Village Sign, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Wentworth Close

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

20 Wentworth Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6XE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in September 2022. 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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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Wentworth Close, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Wentworth Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Latest sale on 20 Wentworth Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£608,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£580,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

13 September 2022Most recent
£580,000
+50.6%over 5 years
12 April 2017
£385,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6XE: £320,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in IP28 6XE

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On the street

Versus other Wentworth Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Wentworth Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,531

Street avg £3,189

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6XE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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