31 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
About 31 Benyon Gardens
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2019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
Planning history
- Jan 2011Garage ConversionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Benyon Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 May 2010Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6EA: £348,000 (2024–2021).
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
£475,0003 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Apr 2023
£325,00027 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Sept 2022
£330,00017 Benyon Gardens, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EA
Sold Jan 2021
£348,000
Everything we know about 31 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
EPC Rating for 31 Benyon Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,197
Street avg £3,020
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB