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Get started13 Blackbird Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
13 Blackbird Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
13 Blackbird Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension
13 Blackbird Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
13 Blackbird Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,962
Street avg £2,857
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Post Office — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of rear, flat roof dormer extension. Installation of 4no. velux windows on front roof elevation.
5 more applications for this property
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27 September 2022Most recent
£385,000
+36.8%over 8 years16 May 2014
£281,500
+134.6%over 13 years6 April 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP31 3PF: £350,000 (2024–2018).
1 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Apr 2024
8 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Jul 2023
16 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Jul 2023
22 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold May 2021
21 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Nov 2018
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
IP31 3AZ
Closest school
0.4 km
Thurston Community College. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
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