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

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
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
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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.

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But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£327,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 March 2021Most recent

    £327,500

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

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Birkdale Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£360k

1 Church Cottages, School Road, Risby

IP28 6RQ

2 bed
£384k

1 Benyon Gardens, Culford

IP28 6EA

2 bed1 bath
£242k

1 Cavenham Road, Tuddenham

IP28 6SE

2 bed1 bath
£386k

1 Carnoustie Drive, Fornham St Martin

IP28 6UU

3 bed2 bath
£321k

1 Bury Road, Flempton

IP28 6EJ

3 bed1 bath
£479k

1 Chimney Mills, West Stow

IP28 6ES

3 bed
£500k

1 Chestnut Close, Barton Mills

IP28 6AF

4 bed3 bath
£527k

1 Cornwallis Close, West Stow

IP28 6EU

4 bed2 bath
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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 road noise heatmap for IP28 6XF

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Birkdale Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.