2 Haughley Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5QU

2 Haughley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5QU). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.