Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Forge House, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
173 m²
1858 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Social Rental
About Old Forge House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Forge House is a detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1858 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 sits 74.2% above the 2006 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Forge House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2019
Current Certificate
Oct 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 October 2019
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Forge House, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Forge House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Forge House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2006)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2006Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HZ: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HZ
19 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Oct 2025
£440,0002 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Mar 2023
£245,00014 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jul 2022
£385,00013 The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Jun 2021
£405,000Grape Cottage, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ
Sold Feb 2021
£277,000
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Old Forge House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,390
Street avg £2,277
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Golden Boar — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 8HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Forge House, The Street, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.