18 Blackbourne Road, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9UH

18 Blackbourne Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 79.5% above the 2009 sale of £195,000. At 84 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 47 EPCs).