Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Blackbird Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
2 Blackbird Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 June 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
2 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.
2 Blackbird Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 7 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 7 years.
17 February 2021Most recent
£275,000
+22.2%over 4 years31 October 2016
£225,000
+21.3%over 2 years22 January 2014
£185,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £218,000 (2025–2025).
15 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Oct 2025
50 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
44 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Mar 2025
17 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Jun 2024
EPC Rating for 2 Blackbird Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £2,257
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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.
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