3 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
About 3 Benyon Gardens
3 Benyon Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in April 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. covered link from dwelling to garage c. addition of side door to existing garage d. replacement garage door
- Agent
- Carlyon Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/1003/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2023Most recent
£325,000
+71.1%over 14 years31 October 2008
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6EA: £348,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in IP28 6EA
1 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Jan 2024
£365,00019 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Jul 2023
£475,00027 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Sept 2022
£330,00017 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Jan 2021
£348,00029 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Dec 2020
£320,000
Everything we know about 3 Benyon Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Benyon Gardens homes
Floor Area for 3 Benyon Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,577
Street avg £2,880
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
School — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB