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Get started1 Hereford Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Claydon, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 26.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS253/W1 - Fell 1 No. Beech (T1), Reduce crown of 1 No. Beech and Oak group (T2) by 2-2.5 metres and remove deadwood over 20mm in diameter.
1 Hereford Drive has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 12 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 12 years.
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EPC Rating for 1 Hereford Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,813
Street avg £2,405
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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31 March 2017Most recent
£405,000
+26.6%over 2 years9 May 2014
£320,000
+10.3%over 7 years11 October 2006
£290,000
+16.0%over 7 months14 March 2006
£249,950
-20.7%over 1 year21 October 2004
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP6 0BF: £450,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
IP6 0HQ
Middleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Claydon Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB