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Get started28 Barleyfields is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP31 3TF). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 108.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £220,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
28 Barleyfields sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.
EPC Rating for 28 Barleyfields lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,860
Street avg £2,422
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rylands Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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30 September 2021Most recent
£220,000
+56.0%over 8 years2 July 2013
£141,000
-2.8%over 5 years24 August 2007
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP31 3TF: £445,000 (2025–2021).
6 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Jul 2025
42 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold May 2025
44 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Sept 2023
20 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold Sept 2019
16 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds
Sold May 2019
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
IP31 3DE
Closest school
0.2 km
Thurston Community College. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
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