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Mere Cottage, Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NT

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
218 m²
2347 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Mere Cottage

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

Mere Cottage is a detached house in Hitcham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Mere Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mere Cottage, Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mere Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

2 applications on record at Mere Cottage, Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NT

2decisions2extensions
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Nov 2002
    ExtensionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Application for Listed Building consent - Erection of 1.5 storey extension; replace existing fenestration; reinstatement of gable window; internal alterations (as amended by details dated 02/10/02).

    Listed
    Reference
    B/02/01153
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Mere Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£560,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2022Most recent

    £560,000

    +173.2%over 20 years

  2. 10 October 2001

    £205,000

    +156.3%over 2 years

  3. 2 February 1999

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7NT: £485,000 (2023–2007).

On the street

Versus other Brettenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Mere Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,569

Street avg £1,710

Above

Floor Area

218 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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2 bed1 bath
£404k

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4 bed3 bath
£394k

1 Church Road, Bildeston

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£368k

1 Browns Close, Hitcham

IP7 7NP

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£364k

1 Crowcroft Road, Nedging Tye

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2 bed1 bath
£357k

1 Bridge Farm Cottages, Hall Road, Chelsworth

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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

0.1 km

Telephone Box — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP7 7NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Mere Cottage, Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.