Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 14 Blackbird Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Blackbird Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 51 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 49.5% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2022
Current Certificate
Oct 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 October 2022
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
14 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2015)
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2015Most recent
£190,000
+216.9%over 17 years29 October 1997
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £218,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HL
15 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
£320,00021 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
£180,00050 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
£208,00044 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Mar 2025
£218,00017 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Jun 2024
£205,000
Versus other Blackbird Road homes
Four headline reads against 51 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 14 Blackbird Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,959
Street avg £2,274
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rookery Drove — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Beck Row Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 8HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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