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Lavender Cottage, Drinkstone Road, Gedding, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Lavender Cottage

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

Lavender Cottage is a detached house in Gedding, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 0QE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since April 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 996.9% above the 1996 sale of £34,552. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 85.7% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Lavender Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lavender Cottage, Drinkstone Road, Gedding, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lavender Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Lavender Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£379,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£34,552

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 April 1996Most recent

    £34,552

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 0QE: £407,500 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Drinkstone Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Lavender Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£323

Street avg £3,020

Strongly below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Lavender Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£389k

1 Eustons, Top Road, Rattlesden

IP30 0SN

4 bed2 bath
£395k

1 Grange Farm Cottages, Blacksmiths Lane, Thorpe Morieux

IP30 0NJ

£360k

1 Brooke Close, Rushbrooke

IP30 0BP

3 bed1 bath
£422k

1 East View, Great Green, Cockfield

IP30 0HJ

£328k

1 Crowbrook Cottages, Lavenham Road, Cockfield

IP30 0HX

3 bed2 bath
£471k

1 Abbey Cottages, Bury Road, Cockfield

IP30 0LB

3 bed2 bath
£294k

1 Folly Farm Cottages, Thorpe Morieux

IP30 0NS

£292k

1 Copdoes Farm Cottage, Great Whelnetham

IP30 0TZ

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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

0.2 km

Shelter — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 0QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 0QE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 0QE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lavender Cottage, Drinkstone Road, Gedding, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0QE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.