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About 51 Fornham Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
51 Fornham Road is a detached house in Bury St Edmunds (IP32 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 103.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 51 Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2020ConditionsApprove application
Application to Discharge Condition 3 (timber cladding) of application DC/19/1830/HH
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 51 Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6AW
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Versus other Fornham Road homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
51 Fornham Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,661
Street avg £2,738
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tollgate Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP32 6AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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