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About Fordhams Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Fordhams Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2024 for £460,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Fordhams Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 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.
Fordhams Farm Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2024)
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bury Lane homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Fordhams Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,459
Street avg £2,683
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 2DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
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