Little Meadow House, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
About Little Meadow House
Little Meadow House is a four-bedroom detached house in Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 32.2% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Little Meadow House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Little Meadow House, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
- Jan 2015AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension to and conversion of existing garage to form detached annex.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3540/14
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentApr 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Little Meadow House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.
£418,167
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2014Most recent
£418,167
+13.0%over 3 years13 June 2011
£370,000
+12.1%over 1 year19 July 2009
£330,000
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
£190,000Ash Cottage, Cross Street, Drinkstone, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9TP
Sold Nov 2020
£460,0002 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
£440,500
Versus other Cross Street homes
EPC Rating for Little Meadow House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,630
Street avg £3,166
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.4 km
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







