5 Blacksmiths Way, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9GH

5 Blacksmiths Way is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9GH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 715 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 14th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–186 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 45.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 45 EPCs).