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EPC B
About 7 Castle Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Castle Close is an end-of-terrace house in Orford, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Castle Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Castle Close, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2023RenovationFullPending
Installation of Air Sourced Heat Pump ("ASHP") with radiators
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 7 Castle Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Castle Close homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 7 Castle Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,941
Street avg £2,596
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Woodbridge district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP12 2LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
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