6 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
About 6 Blackbird Road
6 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 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 57.9% above the 2015 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 50 EPCs). On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Blackbird Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 6 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
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Sales history & valuation
6 Blackbird Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2015Most recent
£178,000
+145.5%over 17 years19 February 1998
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 8HL: £210,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in IP28 8HL
15 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
£320,00050 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
£208,00044 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Jan 2025
£220,00017 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Jun 2024
£205,00022 Blackbird Road, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8HL
Sold Aug 2023
£210,000
Everything we know about 6 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

Versus other Blackbird Road homes
On floor area, 6 Blackbird Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,046
Street avg £2,278
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB