Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 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 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 41.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 61.7% 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 51 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 October 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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3 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£151,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
28 April 2016Most recent
£151,000
+40.5%over 2 years3 February 2014
£107,500
+51.4%over 11 years22 August 2002
£71,000
+61.4%over 4 years13 January 1998
£44,000
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
21 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
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
3 Blackbird Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,796
Street avg £2,253
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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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