2 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
About 2 Smock Meadow
2 Smock Meadow is a one-bedroom detached house in Bildeston, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 7TG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2009–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 74.8% above the 2012 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (January 2012). At 50 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 18 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 Smock Meadow has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single-storey front extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/12/00601
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Sales history & valuation
2 Smock Meadow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.3% per year over 2 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: -1.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2012Most recent
£115,000
-3.2%over 2 years2 August 2009
£118,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP7 7TG: £200,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP7 7TG
1 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
Sold Mar 2025
£245,00013 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
Sold Jul 2024
£200,0006 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
Sold Nov 2023
£190,0009 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
Sold Dec 2021
£227,50012 Smock Meadow, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7TG
Sold Feb 2021
£167,000
Versus other Smock Meadow homes
2 Smock Meadow is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,300
Street avg £2,549
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Clock Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bildeston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







