What kind of home is 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF last sold for £327,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

The current EPC rating for 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 6XF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF use?

The latest EPC at 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF in?

18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF sits in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

Police records around 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF show an average of 122 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

The closest primary school to 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF is Tollgate Primary School (1.6km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Benedict's Catholic School (1.8km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF?

The closest bus stop to 18 Birkdale Court, IP28 6XF is Oak Close, 284m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Birkdale Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XF

Estimated value

£370,000

Since the 2021 sale (£327,500)+13%
Against IP28 6XF's recent median (£470,000)-21%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£370,000

Against its 2021 sale (£327,500)+13%
Against IP28 6XF's recent median (£470,000)-21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Birkdale Court is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6XF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in IP28 6XF
5 sales, median £470,000 (2026–2023)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

8 March 2021Most recent
£327,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6XF: £470,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in IP28 6XF

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Birkdale Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 18 Birkdale Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Birkdale Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6XF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £327,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2024

Current Certificate

Jun 2014

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 June 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Birkdale Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Birkdale Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Birkdale Court homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Birkdale Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,199

Street avg £2,768

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par

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.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

122/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Oak Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Tollgate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Tollgate Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
St Benedict's Catholic SchoolSecondary1.8km
Howard Community AcademyPrimary1.8km
Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSecondary2.0km

Nearest stops

Oak CloseBus stop284m
Village SignBus stop308m
Parklands GreenBus stop309m
The WoolpackBus stop648m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
Other Theft140 reports8%
Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6XF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6XF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 18 Birkdale Court is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6XF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Birkdale Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Birkdale Court was lodged in June 2014 at band E and expired in June 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 18 Birkdale Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 8 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 6XF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 18 Birkdale Court is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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