Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Berberis Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 March 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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1 Berberis Drive has no planning applications on record.
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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 10 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 10 years.
24 March 2022Most recent
£245,000
+48.5%over 10 years27 January 2012
£164,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8XJ: £253,000 (2025–2021).
3 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Dec 2025
8 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Jun 2024
16 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Sept 2023
9 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Apr 2022
7 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Aug 2021
EPC Rating for 1 Berberis Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Crime
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Red Lodge Public House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Christopher's CEVCP School. 3 schools nearby.
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