6 Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DP
About 6 Chesterfield Drive
6 Chesterfield Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £218,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 10.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 131.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenNorth-west-facing
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Chesterfield Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
6 Chesterfield Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£218,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£218,000
+5.3%over 4 years27 September 2015
£207,000
+14.4%over 1 year20 December 2013
£181,000
+10.4%over 6 years22 April 2007
£164,000
+31.2%over 3 years1 April 2004
£125,000
+41.2%over 1 year11 April 2002
£88,500
+92.4%over 5 years30 July 1996
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 6DP: £146,500 (2017–1998).
Versus other Chesterfield Drive homes
Price per m² for 6 Chesterfield Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,516
Street avg £1,812
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
16/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pinecroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Pancras Catholic Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







