Chelsworth Hall, Hall Road, Chelsworth, Ipswich, IP7 7HX

Chelsworth Hall is a nine-bedroom detached house in Chelsworth, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 1103 m² (around 11873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. At 1103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 9 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, subdivision, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year.