Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
21 Berberis Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 54% above the 2012 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 May 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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21 Berberis Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
21 June 2012Most recent
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8XJ: £253,000 (2025–2022).
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
1 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XJ
Sold Mar 2022
21 Berberis Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,582
Street avg £2,302
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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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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