The Folly, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
About The Folly
The Folly is a semi-detached house in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5AD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £300,000.
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Planning history
The Folly has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Folly valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 18 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2023Most recent
£300,000
+66.7%over 17 years8 February 2006
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5AD: £192,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in IP7 5AD
The White Lion, Flat 2, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
Sold Dec 2023
£168,500The White Lion, Flat 5, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
Sold Feb 2021
£192,500The White Lion, Flat 4, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
Sold Aug 2020
£250,000Slaney House, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
Sold Jun 2019
£340,000The White Lion, Flat 3, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AD
Sold Nov 2018
£171,000
Versus other Magdalen Road homes
The Folly is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,586
Street avg £3,201
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Sydney Brown Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hadleigh Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB