Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Forge, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BU
2 planning records
Last sold (2022)
£265,000
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- IP30 0BU recent median£200,000
Newest record on this page: July 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in IP30 0BU
5 sales, median £200,000 (2023–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Forge has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Sales timeline
10 November 2022Most recent
£265,000
+125.5%over 19 years1 May 2003
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0BU: £200,000 (2023–1999).
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Old Forge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Forge is a property in Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0BU).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Sold November 2022 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Forge, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at The Old Forge, Sicklesmere, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0BU
2decisions2extensions14documents1nearby
- Oct 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Planning Application - Erection of kitchen extension and retention of storage shed
- Reference
- SE/04/3140/P
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2012Decision
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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
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rushbrooke Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Hardwick Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Rushbrooke ArmsBus stop55m
- Post OfficeBus stop183m
- Raynsford RoadBus stop369m
- Tutelina RoadBus stop661m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences283 reports49%
- Public Order57 reports10%
- Other Theft52 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson50 reports9%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for The Old Forge because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in IP30 0BU.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for The Old Forge. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for The Old Forge. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to The Old Forge. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 0BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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