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Hill Cottage, Fordham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Hill Cottage

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

Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Freckenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 108 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 23.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2024from Aug 2016
Low Energy Lighting
36%95%

More low energy lighting installed

Mar 2025from Sept 2024
Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hill Cottage, Fordham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Hill Cottage, Fordham Road, Freckenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JB

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  1. Sept 2019
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Householder planning application - 2 bay Stable with attached store room.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/19/1472/HH
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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.

Hill Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£517,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£417,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2017Most recent

    £417,500

    +153.0%over 17 years

  2. 7 February 2000

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8JB: £460,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Fordham Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hill Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,866

Street avg £2,714

Strongly above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£275k

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3 bed1 bath
£261k

1 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge

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3 bed2 bath
£236k

1 Aster Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8XL

3 bed3 bath
£182k

1 Bergamot Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8SL

3 bed2 bath
£339k

1 Birch Walk, Beck Row

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4 bed3 bath
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

122/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Golden Boar — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 8JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Common questions

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