Chestnuts, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
About Chestnuts
Chestnuts is a detached house in Beyton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £500,000 — fresh data. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Chestnuts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Chestnuts has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£500,000
+228.9%over 27 years4 November 1997
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AG: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP30 9AG
1 Grange Cottages, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
Sold Jul 2025
£374,274Grange Farm House, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
Sold Nov 2023
£1,375,000Grange Hill Cottage, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
Sold Mar 2022
£560,000The Laurels, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
Sold Jan 2022
£425,000Moose House, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG
Sold Feb 2018
£465,000
Versus other Tostock Road homes
EPC Rating for Chestnuts lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,472
Street avg £2,941
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bear Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Rougham Church of England Primary School. 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
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







