Bodhi Cottage, The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
About Bodhi Cottage
Bodhi Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Brettenham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7QP). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Bodhi Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Bodhi 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£509,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£495,000
+65.0%over 11 years25 August 2011
£300,000
+9.1%over 4 years15 December 2006
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7QP: £460,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP7 7QP
65 The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
Sold Nov 2025
£460,00028 The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
Sold Oct 2024
£325,0003 The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
Sold Jun 2024
£470,000Pea Cottage, The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
Sold May 2023
£473,0008 The Street, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QP
Sold Jul 2022
£435,000
Versus other The Street homes
Bodhi Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £3,315
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.6 km
Church — 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
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







