Redlands, Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Ipswich, IP7 7NT

Redlands is a three-bedroom detached house in Hitcham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 20% below the 2007 sale of £325,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 164 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, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.