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

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 18 Blackbird Road

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

18 Blackbird Road is a three-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 (February 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 sits 68.8% above the 2004 sale of £118,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 26.6% 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 51 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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
Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 February 2036

9 years remaining
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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 1996.

Current estimate

£200,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£118,500

Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 September 2004Most recent

    £118,500

    +37.0%over 2 years

  2. 18 July 2002

    £86,500

    +133.8%over 5 years

  3. 23 September 1996

    £37,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £218,000 (2025–2025).

On the street

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, 18 Blackbird Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,194

Street avg £2,268

On par

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Blackbird Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£182k

1 Bergamot Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8SL

3 bed2 bath
£236k

1 Aster Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8XL

3 bed3 bath
£261k

1 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge

IP28 8XJ

3 bed2 bath
£275k

1 Aspal Way, Beck Row

IP28 8FE

3 bed1 bath
£338k

1 Beck Lodge Barns, Queens Close, Beck Row

IP28 8HQ

3 bed1 bath
£215k

1 Beech Drive, Red Lodge

IP28 8GZ

2 bed2 bath
£184k

1 All Saints Walk, Worlington

IP28 8SP

2 bed
£502k

1 Aspal Lane, Beck Row

IP28 8BH

3 bed3 bath
Area

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.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

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.

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 road noise heatmap for IP28 8HL

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
FAQ

Common questions

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