7 Drinkstone Road, Gedding, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QB
About 7 Drinkstone Road
7 Drinkstone Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Gedding, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 47.3% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
7 Drinkstone Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 7 Drinkstone Road.
3 applications on record at 7 Drinkstone Road, Gedding, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QB
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Utility Room/WC addition to existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 1373/06
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2019Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Drinkstone Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 17 years.
£269,500
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2016Most recent
£269,500
+45.7%over 7 years26 March 2009
£185,000
-14.0%over 1 year23 September 2007
£215,000
+10.3%over 1 year24 February 2006
£195,000
+169.0%over 6 years3 December 1999
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0QB: £239,000 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in IP30 0QB
Versus other Drinkstone Road homes
7 Drinkstone Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







