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3 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW

Estimated value

£731,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£765,000)-4%
  • Against IP30 9SW's recent median (£402,500)+82%

Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
218 m²
2347 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£731,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£765,000)-4%
  • Against IP30 9SW's recent median (£402,500)+82%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 School Meadow is modelled from its 218 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9SW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    218 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in IP30 9SW

    5 sales, median £402,500 (2024–2005)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 School Meadow was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2022Most recent

    £765,000

    +80.0%over 16 years

  2. 12 December 2005

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9SW: £402,500 (2024–2005).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 3 School Meadow

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

3 School Meadow is a five-bedroom detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9SW). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £765,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
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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.

3 School Meadow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 February 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 School Meadow has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other School Meadow homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 School Meadow outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,509

Street avg £3,135

On par

Floor Area

218 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par
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

48/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Church — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Woolpit Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Woolpit Primary AcademyPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • The ChurchBus stop79m
  • Blacksmiths CornerBus stop287m
  • Blacksmiths CornerBus stop323m
  • Windmill BungalowBus stop555m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences283 reports49%
  • Public Order57 reports10%
  • Other Theft52 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson50 reports9%

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 9SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP30 9SW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9SW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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21st centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£460k

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£420k

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4 bed1 bath
£393k

1 Cattlegate, Elmswell

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4 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone

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4 bed3 bath
£321k

1 Chapel Lane, Drinkstone

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£293k

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 School Meadow is modelled from its 218 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9SW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 School Meadow. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 School Meadow was lodged in February 2022 at band C and is valid until February 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 School Meadow. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 9SW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 School Meadow is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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