Tankard House, Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
About Tankard House
Tankard House is a detached house in Bildeston, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7EG). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 sits 416.1% above the 1999 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Tankard House was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Tankard House, Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first-floor extension above existing single-storey garage.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/08/00991
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2025Decision
- FullAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Tankard House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 4 years.
£124,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 1999Most recent
£124,000
-6.8%1 July 1999
£133,090
+75.1%over 4 years8 June 1995
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7EG: £288,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in IP7 7EG
Parkholme, Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
Sold Aug 2022
£415,00097 Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
Sold Feb 2021
£283,000Wahroonga, Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
Sold Mar 2019
£296,00055 Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
Sold May 2018
£288,0001 Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EG
Sold Oct 2011
£128,500
Versus other Wattisham Road homes
On price per m², Tankard House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£534
Street avg £2,490
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Clock Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bildeston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







