Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Tadpole Cottage, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
4 planning records
Estimated value
£543,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£125,000)+334%
- Against IP7 6NH's recent median (£515,351)+5%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£543,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£125,000)+334%
- Against IP7 6NH's recent median (£515,351)+5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Tadpole Cottage is modelled from its 143 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP7 6NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
143 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in IP7 6NH
5 sales, median £515,351 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Tadpole Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Sales timeline
28 October 1996Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 6NH: £515,351 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP7 6NH
Chapel House, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
Sold Jan 2025
£330,000Linstead House, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
Sold Dec 2024
£515,351The Old Sportsman House, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
Sold Sept 2023
£750,000Fulwood, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
Sold Jan 2023
£605,000Frog Hall Farm, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
Sold Mar 2021
£765,000
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About Tadpole Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tadpole Cottage is a detached house in Aldham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 6NH). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on gas: bulk lpg.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 sits 334.4% above the 1996 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tadpole Cottage, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Tadpole Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
4 applications on record at Tadpole Cottage, The Street, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NH
4decisions1extensions63documents2nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveChange of use
- Jun 2015Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Notification under Part 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 2015 - Prior Approval Under Class Q(a) Change of Use from Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouse (C3) and Prior Approval Under Class Q(b) Building Operations necessary to Convert Buildings to 3 Dwellings
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- B/15/00531
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2024Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2024Decision
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Tadpole Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£874
Street avg £2,690
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
30 years
Street avg 10 years
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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
53/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Firtree Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Elmsett Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Elmsett Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Beaumont Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
- Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Firtree FarmBus stop379m
- Hadleigh RoadBus stop439m
- Mill LaneBus stop1.2km
- Bus ShelterBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences366 reports53%
- Criminal Damage & Arson61 reports9%
- Other Theft57 reports8%
- Public Order52 reports8%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP7 6NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Tadpole Cottage is modelled from its 143 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP7 6NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Tadpole Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Tadpole Cottage was lodged in April 2021 at band D and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Tadpole Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 14 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP7 6NH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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