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1 planning record
About 3 Rectory Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Rectory Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 1SU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 24% above the 2016 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Rectory Cottage, The Drift, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Rectory Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2005Garage ConversionFullApprove application
Extension: Single storey
Planning Application - Erection of single storey extension (conversion of garage to dining room)
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£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2016)
£222,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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