Olive Tree House, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
About Olive Tree House
Olive Tree House is a four-bedroom detached house in Raydon, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Olive Tree House, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
- Dec 2015OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden and erection of gazebo and garden maintenance equipment shed, as amended by applicant's letter dated 26 October 2015 and submitted Amended Site Plan, Amended Garden Maintenance Equipment Shed Plan and Amended Proposed Gazebo Plan received dated 27 October 2015.
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- B/15/00849
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchDec 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£495,000
+25.3%over 4 years27 January 2017
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5LW: £415,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IP7 5LW
Nexdor, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
Sold Nov 2024
£415,000Rowans, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
Sold Jan 2022
£555,000Noakes House, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
Sold Feb 2021
£582,0003 Chequers Terrace, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
Sold Aug 2020
£236,0001 Chequers Terrace, The Street, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LW
Sold Sept 2019
£235,000
Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for Olive Tree House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,867
Street avg £2,416
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
Church — bus stop.
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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







