High Gables, School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
About High Gables
High Gables is a detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9SW). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since December 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 sits 95% above the 2005 sale of £422,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
High Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 January 2036
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Planning history
High Gables has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at High Gables, School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Householder Planning Application -Erection of a single storey lean to extension to front and side, insertion of first floor window and alteration to driveway.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/00323
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
High Gables valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£422,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2005Most recent
£422,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9SW: £425,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in IP30 9SW
4 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
Sold Oct 2024
£725,0003 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
Sold May 2022
£765,0001 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
Sold Jun 2012
£225,0002 School Meadow, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9SW
Sold Jun 2010
£187,000
Versus other School Meadow homes
On price per m², High Gables runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,565
Street avg £3,621
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







