What kind of home is 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last change hands?

18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last sold for £118,500 in September 2004, around 22 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £37,000 in September 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1996 and September 2004, 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL rose from £37,000 to £118,500, a change of £81,500. That works out to roughly +15.8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The current EPC rating for 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in February 2026. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 18 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 8HL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL use?

The latest EPC at 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

18 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.

Which area is 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL in?

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

Is 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL show an average of 122 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest primary school to 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Beck Row Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest bus stop to 18 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Rookery Drove, 170m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£200,000

Since the 2004 sale (£118,500)+69%
Against IP28 8HL's recent median (£218,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£200,000

Against its 2004 sale (£118,500)+69%
Against IP28 8HL's recent median (£218,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Blackbird Road is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8HL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
54 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2026
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in IP28 8HL
5 sales, median £218,000 (2025–2025)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Sales timeline

2 September 2004Most recent
£118,500
+37.0%over 2 years
18 July 2002
£86,500
+133.8%over 5 years
23 September 1996
£37,000

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

Nearby sales in IP28 8HL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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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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

E45

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

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.

But the area is active

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

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

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.

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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.

Nearest schools

Beck Row Primary AcademyPrimary1.3km
West Row AcademyPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

Rookery DroveBus stop170m
Moss Edge FarmBus stop507m
Barleycorn WayBus stop672m
Barleycorn WayBus stop674m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
Other Theft140 reports8%
Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%

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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

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 18 Blackbird Road is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 8HL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 18 Blackbird Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Blackbird Road was lodged in February 2026 at band E and is valid until February 2036. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 18 Blackbird Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 8HL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 18 Blackbird Road is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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