Southlands, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
About Southlands
Southlands is a detached house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Southlands has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Southlands, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
- Jan 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2977/06
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Southlands has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2021Most recent
£540,000
+107.7%over 18 years23 April 2003
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9BT: £525,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP30 9BT
Rose Acre, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Oct 2025
£567,500Kimberley, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold May 2024
£525,000Cherry Trees, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Feb 2024
£492,500Haywold, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Apr 2022
£525,000Spring Cottage, New Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BT
Sold Aug 2021
£600,000
Versus other New Road homes
On habitable rooms, Southlands stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,649
Street avg £2,945
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Loch Rannoch Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Elmswell Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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