Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ash Cottage, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
58 m²
622 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Ash Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ash Cottage is a detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 622 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £548,000 is 19.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£740/sq ft) was about 232.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £460,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ash Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2022
Current Certificate
Feb 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 February 2022
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ash Cottage, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ash Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2020)
£460,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2020Most recent
£460,000
+28.1%over 8 years28 February 2012
£359,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP30 9TP: £385,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in IP30 9TP
Chesil Cottage, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Jun 2024
£385,0001 Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Dec 2020
£190,0002 Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Nov 2017
£155,250Yew Tree Farm, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Mar 2017
£440,500Treaclebenders, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Dec 2014
£335,000
Versus other Cross Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Ash Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,963
Street avg £2,404
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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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.
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
0.4 km
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP30 9TP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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