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Get startedDriftside, The Street, Thurlow, Haverhill, CB9 7LA
3 sales on record
About Driftside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Driftside is a semi-detached house in Thurlow, Haverhill, Haverhill (CB9 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 117.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £565,000 in October 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Driftside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Driftside, The Street, Thurlow, Haverhill, CB9 7LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2019ExtensionFullApprove application
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder Planning Application - (i) Two storey side extension (ii) first floor rear extension (iii) single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Driftside changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2024)
£565,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Driftside is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,870
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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 Haverhill district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/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 CB9 7LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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