What type of property is 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

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

When did 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last change hands?

20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL last sold for £105,000 in December 2003, around 23 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in September 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

Across 3 sales between September 1999 and December 2003, 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL rose from £47,000 to £105,000, a change of £58,000. That works out to roughly +21.2% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The current EPC rating for 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in December 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (617 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP28 8HL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

20 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 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL located?

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

Is 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL in a safe area?

Police records around 20 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 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest primary school to 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Beck Row Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL?

The closest bus stop to 20 Blackbird Road, IP28 8HL is Rookery Drove, 170m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

617 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 20 Blackbird Road

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

20 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 57 m² (around 617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 85.7% above the 2003 sale of £105,000. At 57 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 50 EPCs).

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Blackbird Road

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemOil

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Blackbird Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Blackbird Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Larger development activity nearby
Recent ownership pattern worth a look

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Blackbird Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.2% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2003)

£105,000

Growth on file: 21.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2003Most recent
£105,000
+27.3%over 1 year
16 June 2002
£82,500
+75.5%over 2 years
29 September 1999
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £210,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in IP28 8HL

Before you offer

Everything we know about 20 Blackbird Road, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

What we flagged

Larger development activity nearby
Recent ownership pattern worth a look

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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.

Years Held for 20 Blackbird Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,832

Street avg £2,283

Below

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£185k

1 All Saints Walk, Worlington

IP28 8SP

2 bed

£221k

1 Beech Drive, Red Lodge

IP28 8GZ

2 bed2 bath

£225k

1 Bergamot Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8SL

3 bed2 bath

£236k

1 Aster Close, Red Lodge

IP28 8XL

3 bed3 bath

£257k

1 Aspal Way, Beck Row

IP28 8FE

3 bed1 bath

£262k

1 Berberis Drive, Red Lodge

IP28 8XJ

3 bed2 bath

£361k

1 Beck Lodge Barns, Queens Close, Beck Row

IP28 8HQ

3 bed1 bath

£498k

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

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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· 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.