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Get startedWillow Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Barking, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 is 27.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £485,000.
Willow Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 17 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 17 years.
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Willow Tree Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,526
Street avg £3,401
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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20 March 2020Most recent
£485,000
+24.4%over 12 years12 November 2007
£390,000
+30.0%over 5 years23 September 2002
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP6 8HU: £505,000 (2024–2023).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
IP6 8EP
The Tye — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Ringshall School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB