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5 Birch Walk, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8UG

Estimated value

£284,000

  • Since the 2015 sale (£191,000)+49%
  • Against IP28 8UG's recent median (£297,000)-4%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. 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
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
931 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£284,000

  • Against its 2015 sale (£191,000)+49%
  • Against IP28 8UG's recent median (£297,000)-4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Birch Walk is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8UG. 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

    86 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2011

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015

  • Recent sales in IP28 8UG

    5 sales, median £297,000 (2025–2006)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Birch Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Birch Walk, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8UG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Birch Walk

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

5 Birch Walk is a three-bedroom detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8UG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 931 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 48.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

5 Birch Walk's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2021

Current Certificate
Mar 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 March 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Birch Walk, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Birch Walk has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Birch Walk homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Birch Walk is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,209

Street avg £1,914

Above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

0.2 km

Shrub House Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Beck Row Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Beck Row Primary AcademyPrimary403m
  • Great Heath AcademyPrimary2.8km
  • West Row AcademyPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Shrub House CloseBus stop204m
  • Village StoresBus stop322m
  • Rose & CrownBus stop372m
  • Kings HeadBus stop425m

Most reported crime locally

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

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 8UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 8UG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 8UG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Birch Walk is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8UG. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Birch Walk. 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 5 Birch Walk was lodged in March 2011 at band D and expired in March 2021, 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 5 Birch Walk. 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 3 schools and 28 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 8UG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Birch Walk is in council tax band C. 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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