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The Old Chapel, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
186 m²
2002 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Chapel

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

The Old Chapel is a detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TD). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 29% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £386,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

The Old Chapel sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

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

The Old Chapel 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Chapel has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£498,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£386,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 February 2021Most recent

    £386,000

    +103.7%over 17 years

  2. 14 March 2003

    £189,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9TD: £272,500 (2025–2016).

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.

On epc rating, The Old Chapel runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,075

Street avg £3,054

Strongly below

Floor Area

186 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Old Chapel

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£505k

1 Borley Crescent, Elmswell

IP30 9UG

4 bed2 bath
£469k

1 Beaker Place, Woolpit

IP30 9YW

£431k

1 Bakers Mill, Elmswell

IP30 9HU

4 bed1 bath
£593k

1 Buttenhaugh Green, Elmswell

IP30 9HQ

3 bed2 bath
£601k

1 Cherry Tree Rise, Drinkstone

IP30 9UN

£400k

1 Briar Hill, Woolpit

IP30 9SD

4 bed
£397k

1 Boten Drive, Elmswell

IP30 9XY

£395k

1 Cattlegate, Elmswell

IP30 9GT

4 bed1 bath
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

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.

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Chapel, Gedding Road, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.