Shepherds, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
About Shepherds
Shepherds is a three-bedroom detached house in Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 82 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Shepherds has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2021Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7JH: £240,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IP7 7JH
Kasauli, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Apr 2024
£400,00018 Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Sept 2022
£125,00020 Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Apr 2022
£130,000Abelia, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Oct 2019
£240,000Viburnum, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, IP7 7JH
Sold Jun 2019
£245,000
Versus other Churchfield homes
On price per m², Shepherds stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,659
Street avg £3,385
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.1 km
Church Field — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







