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About 7 Chainhouse Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Chainhouse Road is a three-bedroom semi-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 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 49.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 22% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Chainhouse Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Chainhouse Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 49.3% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2016)
£200,000
Growth on file: 49.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 7 Chainhouse Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8EP
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Versus other Chainhouse Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 7 Chainhouse Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,597
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP6 8EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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