The Summerhouse, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
About The Summerhouse
The Summerhouse is a detached house in Aldham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 6NR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 88.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2023 for £265,000.
Energy performance
The Summerhouse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Summerhouse, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
- May 2025FullOutcome in report
Full Planning Application - Erection of new single-storey dwelling and detached garage (following demolition of existing single-storey dwelling)
- Documents
- 44 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/03560
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Summerhouse valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 21 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2023Most recent
£265,000
+82.8%over 20 years9 October 2003
£145,000
-1.7%over 7 months21 March 2003
£147,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 6NR: £550,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in IP7 6NR
Aldham Gate, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
Sold Mar 2023
£462,000Lark Cottage, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
Sold Mar 2021
£530,000Brook End Cottage, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
Sold Feb 2021
£550,000Beech Cottage, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
Sold Feb 2021
£800,000Redhill Cottage, Redhill Road, Aldham, Ipswich, IP7 6NR
Sold Jan 2021
£785,000
Versus other Redhill Road homes
On price per m², The Summerhouse stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,480
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.7 km
Seager Court — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Beaumont Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







