Millgarth, Mill Lane, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JT
About Millgarth
Millgarth is a four-bedroom detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5JT). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1236 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in June 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 225.2% above the 1999 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 63.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Millgarth's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Millgarth 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
Millgarth's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£123,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 1999Most recent
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5JT: £353,500 (2014–1998).
Versus other Mill Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Millgarth lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Brett Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Hadleigh Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







