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About 3 Old Vicarage Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Old Vicarage Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 24.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Old Vicarage Drive, Badwell Ash, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 3 Old Vicarage Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesGranted
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order (WS154/A1) - Large Oak Tree (T1) re-shape by one third; Oak Tree (T2) remove major deadwood; Smaller Oak Tree (T3) cut back by a third; Large Oak Tree (T4) remove large deadwood.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Old Vicarage Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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