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About The Old Forge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Forge is a two-bedroom detached house in Hollesley, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.9% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 11% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £310,000. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Forge, Bushey Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, IP12 3RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2005ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension and erection of garage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2025)
£310,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bushey Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for The Old Forge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,897
Street avg £2,499
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP12 3RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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