9 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
About 9 Green Close
9 Green Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TE). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 543.8% above the 1997 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
9 Green Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension and replacement garden room
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2747/06
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Sales history & valuation
9 Green Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1997Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9TE: £240,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in IP30 9TE
1 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
Sold Jan 2023
£585,0003 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
Sold Nov 2013
£240,0002 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
Sold Mar 2012
£235,00011 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
Sold Oct 2011
£235,0004 Green Close, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TE
Sold Aug 2004
£207,000
Versus other Green Close homes
9 Green Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£426
Street avg £2,149
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.1 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
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







