Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
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Blacksmiths Cottage, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SR
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About Blacksmiths Cottage
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Blacksmiths Cottage is a property in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9SR).
Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Last sold (2004)
£358,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 2004Most recent
£358,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9SR: £450,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in IP30 9SR
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£365,000The Old Rectory, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SR
Sold Apr 2018
£3,500,000The Old Rectory, The Cottage, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SR
Sold Apr 2018
£3,500,000Old Post Office, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SR
Sold Jul 2015
£167,500
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Blacksmiths Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Woolpit 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
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