5 Barton Hill, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1SN

5 Barton Hill is a two-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1SN). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 823 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 64.5% above the 2009 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).