Foregood House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
About Foregood House
Foregood House is a four-bedroom detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Sold December 2022 for £505,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Integral
Energy performance
Foregood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2032
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Planning history
1 application on record at Foregood House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
- Jul 2023AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extension to create an annexe, including additional door on front elevation and (following demolition of existing rear conservatory, covered area and garage) b. front porch
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/0777/HH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Foregood House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£505,000
+76.6%over 16 years14 December 2005
£286,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8JA: £250,000 (2026–2005).
Nearby sales in IP28 8JA
Mill House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold May 2026
£395,000Highfields, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Jul 2005
£250,000The Old School House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold Feb 2005
£160,000Rushford Barn, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA
Sold May 2000
£199,500
Versus other Chippenham Road homes
On floor area, Foregood House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Golden Boar — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







