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31 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
143 m²
1544 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 31 Benyon Gardens

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

31 Benyon Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Culford, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1544 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in May 2010. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 64.8% above the 2010 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

31 Benyon Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2011
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Planning Application - (i) Erection of first floor extension including infill extension to front elevation (ii) conversion of existing garage to living accommodation and (iii) new detached carport to front and adjusted verge crossover.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    SE/10/1503
    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.

31 Benyon Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Benyon Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 31 Benyon Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,197

Street avg £3,020

Strongly below

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 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

0.4 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 6EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

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

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