18 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
About 18 Elmcroft Close
18 Elmcroft Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £235,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
18 Elmcroft Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Elmcroft Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£235,000
+44.6%over 17 years23 December 2004
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8RP: £222,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in IP28 8RP
6 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
Sold Sept 2024
£190,00014 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
Sold Mar 2024
£222,0007 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
Sold Oct 2023
£185,0001 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
Sold Sept 2022
£309,0008 Elmcroft Close, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RP
Sold Jun 2022
£280,000
Everything we know about 18 Elmcroft Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Elmcroft Close homes
Price per m² for 18 Elmcroft Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,866
Street avg £2,121
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Shrub House Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Beck Row Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB