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Get started2 Barley Mow Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Witnesham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 9HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.9% per year against -0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 180.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £488,850 in July 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Erection of extensions to dwelling (existing extension to be demolished) and the erection of detached garage.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2010.
£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 15 years.
£488,850
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 15 years.
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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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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2 July 2025Most recent
£488,850
+138.5%over 15 years7 May 2010
£205,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in IP6 9HJ: £74,500 (2011–1995).
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IP6 9JX
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Witnesham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB