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About 7 Blackbird Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 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 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 83.9% above the 2006 sale of £149,500. 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 72 m² it's 28% 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).
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Blackbird Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Blackbird Close, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 7 Blackbird Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2019Tree WorksTreesGranted
Notification of Works to Trees under Tree Preservation Order (MS52/A1) - T1 -Oak - Reduction of crown spread by up to 1.5m and crown thin by around 10% of volume.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2006)
£149,500
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 7 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.
7 Blackbird Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,076
Street avg £2,925
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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