10 Blackbird Close, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PF

10 Blackbird Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 42.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).