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About 16 Blackbird Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Blackbird Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £425,000 in July 2023.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Blackbird Close, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 16 Blackbird Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesGranted
Remove all hazel trees within garden
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 16 Blackbird Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2023)
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blackbird Close homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 16 Blackbird Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,320
Street avg £2,830
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP31 3PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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