Woolcombers, Duke Street, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EW

Woolcombers is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bildeston, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7EW). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 134% above the 2006 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 49.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.