Partridge Cottage, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
About Partridge Cottage
Partridge Cottage is a semi-detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -36.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 1993.3% above the 2020 sale of £15,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 93.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £15,000 in April 2020.
Energy performance
Partridge Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at Partridge Cottage, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
- Feb 2015DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first-floor rear extension, insertion of 3 no. dormer windows to north roofslope, insertion of 2 no. chimney flues (following removal of existing chimney stacks), and erection of single-storey side extension (following demolition of existing attached shed and store structure).
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- B/14/01508
- More recent applications — locked
- FullDec 2019Decision
- FullJul 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Partridge Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -36.2% per year over 6 years.
£15,000
Growth on file: -36.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2020Most recent
£15,000
+25.0%over 3 years4 September 2016
£12,000
-94.0%over 2 years24 July 2014
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5RB: £553,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in IP7 5RB
May Cottage, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Jan 2020
£515,000Cherry Orchard Farm, The Farmhouse, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Dec 2019
£590,000Portmans Farm, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Jul 2018
£955,000Crooked Acres, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Aug 2010
£553,000The Haven, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Apr 2009
£422,500
Versus other Stoke Road homes
Partridge Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£160
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.3 km
North Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Hadleigh Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







