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2 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£409,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£440,000)-7%
  • Against IP30 9TD's recent median (£386,000)+6%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£409,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£440,000)-7%
  • Against IP30 9TD's recent median (£386,000)+6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Chapel Cottage is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9TD. 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

    124 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in IP30 9TD

    5 sales, median £386,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest 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.

Price for 2 Chapel Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 October 2025Most recent

    £440,000

    +44.3%over 9 years

  2. 26 February 2016

    £305,000

    +22.0%over 9 years

  3. 3 November 2006

    £249,995

    +431.9%over 9 years

  4. 4 September 1997

    £47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9TD: £386,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD. 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 2 Chapel Cottage

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

2 Chapel Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £440,000. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-east-facing
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 May 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2014from Dec 2009
Windows
Partial DoubleMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
29%60%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2025from Mar 2014
Low Energy Lighting
60%83%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Chapel Cottage 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 Gedding Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Chapel Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,548

Street avg £2,947

Above

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 5.3 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

0.2 km

Rattlesden Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Rattlesden Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary2.2km
  • Woolpit Primary AcademyPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Rattlesden RoadBus stop228m
  • Post BoxBus stop236m
  • Great BarnBus stop429m
  • The ChurchBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP30 9TD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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1 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone

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£503k

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£321k

1 Chapel Lane, Drinkstone

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£293k

1 Chapmans Close, Rougham

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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 2 Chapel Cottage is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP30 9TD. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 2 Chapel Cottage. 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 2 Chapel Cottage was lodged in May 2025 at band D and is valid until May 2035. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 2 Chapel Cottage. 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 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP30 9TD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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