3 Old Rectory Close, Barham, Ipswich, IP6 0PY

3 Old Rectory Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 0PY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2022 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.