Lyndhurst, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
About Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst is a semi-detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 25.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Lyndhurst sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Lyndhurst has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lyndhurst valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 10 years.
£237,500
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£237,500
+18.8%over 10 years25 March 2007
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9TD: £386,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in IP30 9TD
2 Chapel Cottage, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
Sold Oct 2025
£440,00014 Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
Sold Sept 2021
£250,000The Old Chapel, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
Sold Feb 2021
£386,000Sheerwater House, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
Sold Sept 2020
£610,00023 Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD
Sold Dec 2016
£272,500
Versus other Gedding Road homes
EPC Rating for Lyndhurst lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,209
Street avg £2,913
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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
1/mo
Steady 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.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







