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About 4 School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 School Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 sits 217.8% above the 1999 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm.
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 School Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 1SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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