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Horseshoe Cottage, Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JZ

7 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Horseshoe Cottage

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

Horseshoe Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold May 2023 for £502,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 118.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 21 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Horseshoe Cottage, Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Horseshoe Cottage has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Horseshoe Cottage, Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JZ

1decisions1extensions1nearby
  1. Apr 2016
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of single storey rear and side extension.

    Reference
    B/16/00086
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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 2003.

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£502,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2023Most recent

    £502,000

    +11.6%over 2 years

  2. 4 June 2020

    £450,000

    +59.6%over 5 years

  3. 27 March 2015

    £282,000

    -11.9%over 5 years

  4. 24 August 2009

    £320,000

    +28.0%over 4 years

  5. 7 July 2005

    £250,000

    +8.7%over 7 months

  6. 15 December 2004

    £230,000

    -2.5%over 1 year

  7. 16 October 2003

    £236,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5JZ: £375,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Horseshoe Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,781

Street avg £3,385

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Horseshoe Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

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1 Barnes Close, Hadleigh

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£400k

1 Bourchier Close, Hadleigh

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4 bed3 bath
£343k

1 Bells Meadow, Raydon

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3 bed2 bath
£312k

1 Bell Mews, Hadleigh

IP7 5AW

3 bed2 bath
£273k

1 Chequers Terrace, The Street, Raydon

IP7 5LW

3 bed2 bath
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

0.2 km

Marquis of Cornwallis — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

Hadleigh Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP7 5JZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
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70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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