What type of property is The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF last change hands?

The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF last sold for £267,500 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £161,000 in May 2004, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

Across 2 sales between May 2004 and June 2021, The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF rose from £161,000 to £267,500, a change of £106,500. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The current EPC rating for The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP7 7NF. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF heated?

The latest EPC at The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF is in council tax band C.

Where is The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF located?

The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF sits in Hitcham, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP7 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF in a safe area?

Police records around The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The closest primary school to The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF is Bildeston Primary School (2.4km).

What transport links are near The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF?

The closest bus stop to The Filberts, The Causeway, IP7 7NF is Squirrels Depot, 30m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Filberts, The Causeway, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NF

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Filberts

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Filberts is a two-bedroom detached house in Hitcham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7NF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 17.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £267,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Filberts, The Causeway, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Filberts has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£314,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£267,500

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2021Most recent
£267,500
+66.1%over 17 years
27 May 2004
£161,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7NF: £335,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in IP7 7NF

On the street

Versus other The Causeway homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Filberts is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,223

Street avg £2,714

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Browns Close, Hitcham

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1 Drury Cottage, Drury Lane, Milden

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1 Brick Kiln Cottages, Great Bricett

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Area

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.

Full Ipswich report

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

0.0 km

Squirrels Depot — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Bildeston Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP7 7NF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP7 7NF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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