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Get startedFirholme is a detached house in Ipswich (IP2 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (212 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, an annexe and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On habitable rooms, Firholme stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stella Maris — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Extension: Rear of property
Householder Application - Roof raise to include pitch dormers and living accomodation to first floor and erection of a two storey rear extension and two storey front extension (following demolition of conservatory)
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Section 192, as amended by section 10 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015 - Construction of rear dormer.
7 more applications for this property
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22 June 2021Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP2 0DG: £507,500 (2025–2020).
Wellesley House Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich
Sold Feb 2025
Emmanuel Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich
Sold Apr 2022
Orchard Grove Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich
Sold Jun 2021
Bethlehem Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich
Sold Dec 2020
The Shiloh Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich
Sold Sept 2020
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
IP2 0DT
Closest school
1.0 km
Ranelagh Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB
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