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About 21 Downing Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
21 Downing Drive is a detached house in Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 114.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 18 EPCs). Sold October 2024 for £427,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 21 Downing Drive, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2023DemolitionFullApprove application
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 21 Downing Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2024)
£427,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downing Drive homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 21 Downing Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,402
Street avg £2,704
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 2RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
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