8 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
About 8 Chamberlin Close
8 Chamberlin Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bildeston, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 is 46.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
8 Chamberlin Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 8 Chamberlin Close.
3 applications on record at 8 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
- Nov 2024Solar PanelsFullOutcome in report
Householder Application - Erection of 2 bay cartlodge and store with workshop above including PV panels to roof (amended scheme to that approved under DC/22/06121)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/02713
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2025Decision
- AmendmentJul 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Chamberlin Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 17 years.
£392,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2014Most recent
£392,000
+190.4%over 17 years26 March 1997
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7EZ: £415,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in IP7 7EZ
9 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
Sold Mar 2025
£545,0002 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
Sold Aug 2017
£395,0007 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
Sold Aug 2016
£415,0003 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
Sold Mar 2001
£215,0006 Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7EZ
Sold Mar 1997
£115,750
Versus other Chamberlin Close homes
8 Chamberlin Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,420
Street avg £2,774
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.2 km
Clock Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bildeston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







