9 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
About 9 The Drift
9 The Drift is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 61.1% above the 2013 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 132.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
9 The Drift's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 July 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 9 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
- Oct 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - Two storey side extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension)
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/1134/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMay 2019Decision
- AmendmentMar 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
9 The Drift valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 November 2013Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DR: £227,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in IP28 6DR
4 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Jan 2025
£465,00010 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Mar 2012
£245,0001 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR
Sold Sept 2006
£227,0005 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
9 The Drift is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,652
Street avg £1,948
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







