Bridge Cottage, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
About Bridge Cottage
Bridge Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Hitcham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 32.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£646/sq ft) was about 184.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Bridge Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Bridge Cottage 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
Bridge Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 9 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2010Most recent
£285,000
+16.3%over 5 years28 April 2005
£245,000
+53.1%over 3 years18 October 2001
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7NQ: £273,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in IP7 7NQ
Brook Cottage, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
Sold May 2022
£320,000Corner Cottage, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
Sold Nov 2020
£358,0001 Star Cottages, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
Sold Dec 2015
£273,000The Smithy, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
Sold Nov 2013
£258,000Sunnyside, The Street, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NQ
Sold Apr 2006
£207,000
Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for Bridge Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,958
Street avg £3,279
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
0.0 km
White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Bildeston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







