8, BLACKBIRD CLOSE, THURSTON, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP31 3PF - £350,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £360,980. It was last sold for £350,000 in July 2023, which was around 31% above the average July 2023 semi-detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE sales were for above the average price, whilst one was for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 28 JUL	£350,000	£267,882	31% above HPI
2009 30 JUN	£165,000	£145,023	14% above HPI
2006 15 SEP	£155,000	£167,489	7% below HPI

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE sales between September 2006 and July 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the June 2009 sale was for 14% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 14% above the HPI over time, until the July 2023 sale, where it rises to 31% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 31% above the HPI.

What might 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE be worth now?

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £360,980.

This is based on house price inflation of 3.1%, between July 2023 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Mid Suffolk local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 3.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE of £350,000 on 28th July 2023. For the value to have increased from £350,000 to £360,980 over the seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Mid Suffolk local authority area.
• The July 2023 sale price of £350,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE has not materially changed since July 2023.

How Large is 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE?

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Thurston, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Thurston, and where 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 7% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Thurston.

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.069 of an acre, or 280m². The below map shows the location of 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE?

8 BLACKBIRD CLOSE is located in THURSTON, in the IP31 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on BLACKBIRD CLOSE.