What kind of home is 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX sell for?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX last sold for £375,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £155,000 in August 2009, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

Across 2 sales between August 2009 and March 2021, 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX rose from £155,000 to £375,000, a change of £220,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

The current EPC rating for 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX has a recorded floor area of 857 m² (9,225 sq ft), around 286 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 774% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP7 5JX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX use?

The latest EPC at 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and front extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX in?

8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX sits in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP7 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

Police records around 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX 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 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

The closest primary school to 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX is Hadleigh Community Primary School (1.7km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hadleigh High School (1.7km).

How well connected is 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX?

The closest bus stop to 8 Upper Street, IP7 5JX is Council Houses, 36m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JX

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

857 m²

9225 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Upper Street

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

8 Upper Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 857 m² (around 9225 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band.

At 857 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 79.6% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2021 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas fired
RefurbishedYes

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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.

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

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

18.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Upper Street has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 8 Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JX

3decisions2extensions21documents1nearby

Flagged:Retrospective

Jul 2010
OutbuildingFull
Outcome in report
Erection of double garage to front of property.
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
B/10/00736
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More recent applications — locked
ExtensionOct 2019Decision
PorchAug 2012Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.

Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

8 March 2021Most recent
£375,000
+141.9%over 11 years
2 August 2009
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5JX: £265,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in IP7 5JX

On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Upper Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£438

Street avg £2,746

Strongly below

Floor Area

857 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

18.0 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.0 km

Council Houses — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 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 5JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP7 5JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

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60 dB

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70 dB

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Common questions

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