Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Cottage Place is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3NX). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 10.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 June 2028
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1 Cottage Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 1 Cottage Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 20 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 20 years.
23 January 2017Most recent
£137,000
+15.6%over 10 years19 July 2006
£118,500
+15.6%over 2 years13 May 2004
£102,500
+220.3%over 7 years6 December 1996
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3NX: £135,000 (2026–2021).
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Sold Apr 2023
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Sold Jun 2021
On price per m², 1 Cottage Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,537
Street avg £2,233
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
South Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 30 schools nearby.
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