11 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
About 11 Long Bessels
11 Long Bessels is a semi-detached house in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 63.1% above the 2011 sale of £111,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (October 2011).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
11 Long Bessels 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
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.7% per year over 4 years.
£111,000
Growth on file: -8.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2011Most recent
£111,000
-31.5%over 4 years29 August 2007
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5DB: £350,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in IP7 5DB
25 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
Sold Jul 2023
£395,00015 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
Sold Feb 2023
£350,00013 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
Sold Jul 2020
£25,0002 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
Sold Jul 2018
£285,00019 Long Bessels, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DB
Sold Oct 2017
£215,000
Versus other Long Bessels homes
Years Held for 11 Long Bessels runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,220
Street avg £2,753
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Eight Bells — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







