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Foregood House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Foregood House

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

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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble, Integral
Energy

Energy performance

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

Foregood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Foregood House, Chippenham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2023
    AnnexFull
    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

    Agent
    AJS Architecture Ltd
    ExtensionPorch
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/23/0777/HH
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£525,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£505,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2022Most recent

    £505,000

    +76.6%over 16 years

  2. 14 December 2005

    £286,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8JA: £239,950 (2019–2000).

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On the street

Versus other Chippenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Foregood House stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

55 (D)

Street avg 54 (E)

Below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
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Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

Golden Boar — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 km

Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 8JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 8JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 8JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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