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About The Blackbirds
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The Blackbirds is a three-bedroom detached house in Barking, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2022. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in June 2023.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Blackbirds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Blackbirds was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of The Blackbirds, The Tye, Barking, Ipswich, IP6 8HU
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Versus other The Tye homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for The Blackbirds runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,485
Street avg £3,305
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP6 8HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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