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About 5 Hall Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Hall Farm Cottages is a detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 87.6% below the 2016 sale of £3,468,953, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£3,468,953
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Drift homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Hall Farm Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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