1 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
About 1 The Drift
1 The Drift is a semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 50.2% above the 2006 sale of £227,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 June 2036
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Planning history
1 The Drift has an approved front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Planning Application - Erection of (i) two storey extension to front/north elevation; and (ii) single storey extension to side/west elevation
- Reference
- SE/03/2077/P
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Drift has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.8% per year over 8 years.
£227,000
Growth on file: 18.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2006Most recent
£227,000
+106.4%over 4 years23 May 2002
£110,000
+89.7%over 3 years20 October 1998
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DR: £185,000 (2025–2000).
Nearby sales in IP28 6DR
4 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Jan 2025
£465,0009 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Nov 2013
£175,00010 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Mar 2012
£245,0005 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Jul 2000
£72,0003 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Feb 1998
£68,000
Versus other The Drift homes
1 The Drift is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,293
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
School — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







