The Forge, Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
About The Forge
The Forge is a four-bedroom property in Ilketshall St. Margaret, Bungay, Bungay (NR35 1QZ). Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £800,000 in September 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
The Forge has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2022Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use to self-contained holiday let accommodation for twelve months a year. To include provision of a full kitchen (currently Utility room) as well as full cooking facilities.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/1689/FUL
- Nov 2019AnnexFullIn report
Retention of existing building for use as a residential annexe and the construction of an adjacent structure for use as a games room/storage building
- Agent
- John Jenkins Architectural Designs
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/3327/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Forge
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Forge has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£800,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2025Most recent
£800,000
+146.2%over 15 years22 June 2010
£325,000
+333.3%over 14 years31 January 1996
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR35 1QZ: £420,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NR35 1QZ
Hawthorn Cottage, Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
Sold Aug 2024
£360,000Church Farm, Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
Sold Jan 2024
£605,0001 Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
Sold May 2023
£325,000Autumn Cottage, Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
Sold Apr 2023
£420,000The Old Rectory, Low Street, Ilketshall St Margaret, Bungay, NR35 1QZ
Sold Oct 2020
£800,000
Everything we know about The Forge, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brook Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB