Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Police House, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Old Police House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Police House is a detached house in Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Police House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Apr 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 April 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Police House, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Police House has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Old Police House, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
1decisions1extensions7documents
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- B/16/01096
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Police House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7JH: £153,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in IP7 7JH
18 Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Jan 2026
£153,000Kasauli, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Apr 2024
£400,00020 Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Apr 2022
£130,000Shepherds, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000Abelia, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Oct 2019
£240,000
Versus other Churchfield homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Old Police House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
53/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Field — bus stop.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP7 7JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
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