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

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Blackbird Road

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

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 £216,000 is 43% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 63.1% 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 50 EPCs).

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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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from May 2009
EPC improved fromC69toD62
Low Energy Lighting
50%85%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 1998.

Current estimate

£216,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£151,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 April 2016Most recent

    £151,000

    +40.5%over 2 years
  2. 3 February 2014

    £107,500

    +51.4%over 11 years
  3. 22 August 2002

    £71,000

    +61.4%over 4 years
  4. 13 January 1998

    £44,000

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

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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.

3 Blackbird Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,796

Street avg £2,259

Above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

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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 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.