What kind of home is 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ sell for?

126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ last sold for £450,000 in March 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £380,000 in October 2005, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2005 and March 2010, 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ rose from £380,000 to £450,000, a change of £70,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ have?

The current EPC rating for 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in October 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (1,953 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP7 5AZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ use?

The latest EPC at 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ in?

126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ sits in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP7 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

Police records around 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

The closest primary school to 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ is Hadleigh Community Primary School (616m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hadleigh High School (823m).

How well connected is 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ?

The closest bus stop to 126 Benton Street, IP7 5AZ is Woodthorpe Close, 562m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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126 Benton Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

181 m²

1953 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 126 Benton Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

126 Benton Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1953 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 34.4% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

126 Benton Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 126 Benton Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

126 Benton Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

126 Benton Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£605,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£450,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

26 March 2010Most recent
£450,000
+18.4%over 4 years
27 October 2005
£380,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5AZ: £417,500 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in IP7 5AZ

On the street

Versus other Benton Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 126 Benton Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,480

Street avg £3,353

Strongly below

Floor Area

181 m²

Street avg 292 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Bell Mews, Hadleigh

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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.

Full Ipswich report

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

0.6 km

Woodthorpe Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Hadleigh Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP7 5AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP7 5AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 126 Benton Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.