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Get started2 Chainhouse Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Needham Market, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 21.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £237,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Chainhouse Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Householder Planning Application - Erection of garden fence.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 2 Chainhouse Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,078
Street avg £2,521
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hargrave Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension under Part 2, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 more application for this property
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31 January 2019Most recent
£237,000
+10.2%over 3 years26 March 2015
£215,000
+20.8%over 10 years19 November 2004
£178,000
+122.6%over 5 years26 February 1999
£79,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP6 8EP: £275,000 (2025–2018).
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Sold Oct 2018
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Sold Sept 2017
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CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
IP6 8HA
Closest school
0.4 km
Bosmere Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB