What type of property is 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last change hands?

17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last sold for £205,000 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £71,000 in August 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL changed over time?

Across 4 sales between August 2001 and June 2024, 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL rose from £71,000 to £205,000, a change of £134,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The current EPC rating for 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. It has dropped from a C recorded in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 8HL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL located?

17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL sits in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds. It falls within the IP28 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

Police records around 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest primary school to 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Beck Row Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest bus stop to 17 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Rookery Drove, 170m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Blackbird Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Blackbird Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sold June 2024 for £205,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 11.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 123.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 50 EPCs).

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

Energy

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2025

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from Oct 2014

EPC improved fromC69toD65

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Blackbird Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£229,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£205,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

25 June 2024Most recent
£205,000
+43.4%over 8 years
9 July 2015
£143,000
+30.0%over 8 months
7 November 2014
£110,000
+54.9%over 13 years
30 August 2001
£71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £220,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in IP28 8HL

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On the street

Versus other Blackbird Road homes

Four headline reads against 50 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 17 Blackbird Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,796

Street avg £2,234

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady 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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 8HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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