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9 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 9 The Drift

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

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.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 73.7% above the 2013 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

9 The Drift sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 The Drift, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2019
    Amendment
    In report

    Non Material Amendment to DC/16/1134/HH - Change of window material from wood to wood grain effect UPVC

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    NMA(B)/16/0158
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2019
    Amendment
    In report

    Non Material Amendment to DC/16/1134/HH - amendment of feather edge boarding colour from Sadolins Extra Durable Woodstain in 'Antique Pine' to Clarkes of Walsham Ltd weatherboard, black primed barn cladding coated with black multiflex 'RDS' primer, thickness 24mm (thick edge) x 6mm thin edge width 175mm wide Tanalith treated with a top coat of Sadolins Extra Durble Woodstain in 'Ebony'

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    NMA(A)/16/1134
    View planning record
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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.

9 The Drift valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2013Most recent

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6DR: £227,000 (2025–2002).

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On the street

Versus other The Drift homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 The Drift is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,652

Street avg £1,833

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

School — bus stop.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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