What type of property is Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP last sold for £201,025 in October 2014, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP have?

The current EPC rating for Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft). That makes it about 39% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP heated?

The latest EPC at Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP have?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP has council approval for rear extension granted in November 2017 under ref. DC/17/2010/HH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP is in council tax band C.

Where is Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP located?

Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP sits in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP in a safe area?

Police records around Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP show an average of 122 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP?

The closest bus stop to Drift Cottage, The Street, IP28 6DP is School, 144m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Drift Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Drift Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Drift Cottage is a semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 54.2% above the 2014 sale of £201,025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Energy

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2024

Current Certificate

Sept 2014

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 September 2024

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Drift Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Drift Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

3 applications on record at Drift Cottage, The Street, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DP

3decisions1extensions21documents2nearby

Nov 2017
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Two storey rear extension (as amended by plans received 29th November, 2017)
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
DC/17/2010/HH
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More recent applications — locked
ConditionsNov 2018Decision
AmendmentFeb 2018Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£201,025

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 October 2014Most recent
£201,025

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DP: £400,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in IP28 6DP

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Drift Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,956

Street avg £3,123

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par

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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.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

122/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

School — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

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Common questions

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