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The Old Granary Site, Station Hill, Thurston, IP31

Land size
1.1 acres

Key Features

  • Site area of approx. 1.1 acres (0.446 ha)
  • Popular and well served village
  • Excellent communications to Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Ipswich
  • No affordable housing contributions
  • No CIL contributions

Description

Residential flat development site with planning for 53 units

- Site area of approximately 1.1 acres (0.446 ha)
- Popular and well serviced village
- Excellent communications to Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Ipswich
- No affordable housing contributions
- No cil contributions
- Offers sought on an unconditional basis

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Thurston is a popular and well served village located approximately five miles east of Bury St Edmunds and with a resident population of 3,300 (Census 2011). It is well connected being situated only two miles north of Junctions 45 and 46 of the A14 and having its own railway station.
The village is extremely well serviced with a railway station, a good selection of local shops, post office, Co-Op convenience store and two public houses, The Fox & Hounds and The Victoria. The village also has a veterinary practice as well as primary school & secondary/sixth form colleges (Thurston Primary School - Ofsted Good & Thurston Community College - Ofsted Good). A wide variety of popular and well supported community offerings are also provided including the New Green Centre, Thurston Football Club and Thurston Rugby Club.
The subject site is conveniently situated on Station Hill, within close proximity to the railway station and immediately adjacent to the Co-Op convenience store and other local amenities.
The nearest notable settlements to Thurston are:
• Bury St Edmunds 5 miles west
• Thetford 13 miles north
• Ipswich 22 miles south east
• Newmarket 22 miles west
• Cambridge 34 miles west
Thurston railway station is situated on the Ipswich to Ely line and provides hourly commuter services to Ipswich, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, Ely and Newmarket. As well as connecting services to London Liverpool Street (via Stowmarket) or London Kings Cross (via Cambridge).

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Available freehold with vacant possession.

The site comprises a single parcel of land accessed from Station Hill, Thurston. The site is bounded by residential properties on Field View and public open space forming part of the New Green Centre to the north. To the south the site boundary abuts the Ipswich to Ely railway line. To the east the land forms part of the railway embankment and to the west the site adjoins and shares access with the first phase of redevelopment of the Old Granary site.
The first phase has been successfully developed by the Vendor and comprises six ground floor retail units, all let and anchored by the Co-Op, and nine first floor flats.
The second phase and subject site, comprises three blocks of residential flats (E, F & G) with associated parking, circulation and landscaping areas. A total of 53 units are provided within the three blocks, each of which are arranged over four floors.

The Vendor will be retaining the land associated with Block D and existing workshop in order to develop further retail units and associated car parking.
By reference to Ordnance Survey plans we calculate the total site area extends to approximately 1.1 acres (0.446 hectares).
There are no affordable housing or CIL contributions required under the current planning consent.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 158 Development Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£1,136,364 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £250,695 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Rougham Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Abbots Green Primary Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    608
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Norton CEVC Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thurston Church of England Primary Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    349
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Thurston Community College530 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,512
    Type
    Community school
  • Sybil Andrews Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    657
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ixworth High School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    512
    Type
    Free schools
  • King Edward VI CEVC School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,189
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bury St Edmunds County High School4.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    657
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Thurston - Station Hill, Thurston61 metres
Sainsburys Bury St Edmunds Lark Grange Local, Bury St Edmunds2.2 miles
Budgens Norton, Norton, Suffolk2.4 miles

GP surgery

Mount Farm Surgery2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Thurston Pharmacy74 metres

Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital4.5 miles

Green space

Play Space151 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Thurston Rail Station134 metres

Nearest bus stop

Railway Station99 metres

Typical drive times

Thetford23 min · 14 miles
Ely (city)40 min · 32 miles
Stowmarket14 min · 10 miles
Needham Market19 min · 14 miles
Bury St Edmunds9 min · 4.5 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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