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About Abbey Oaks Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Abbey Oaks Farm is a detached house in Sproughton, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £738,000 sits 50% above the 2009 sale of £492,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Abbey Oaks Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Abbey Oaks Farm, Burstall Lane, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Abbey Oaks Farm.
- Jul 2016AnnexConditionsGranted
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990): Conversion of existing farm buildings to form 2 No. holiday lets including relocation of existing farm shop and store and farm office. Alterations to the roof form and height, insertion of new windows and doors, new wall cladding without compliance with condition 4 (restriction on occupation as holiday occupation) and condition 6 (restriction on goods sold with farm shop) of B/15/01301.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Abbey Oaks Farm has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£738,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2009)
£492,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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