The Hollies, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
About The Hollies
The Hollies is a detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 87 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
The Hollies's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
The Hollies 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
The Hollies has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 5RB: £515,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in IP7 5RB
Partridge Cottage, Stoke Road, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5RB
Sold Apr 2020
£15,000May 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
£553,000
Versus other Stoke Road homes
The Hollies is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
North Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Hadleigh Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







