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Chestnuts, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Chestnuts

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

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.

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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.

Chestnuts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chestnuts, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chestnuts 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£547,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 March 2025Most recent

    £500,000

    +228.9%over 27 years
  2. 4 November 1997

    £152,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9AG: £425,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Tostock Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Chestnuts lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,472

Street avg £2,941

Above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Chestnuts

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
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 9AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Chestnuts, Tostock Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.