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About Elm Lodge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Elm Lodge is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Copdock, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 134.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £393,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Elm Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Elm Lodge, Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Elm Lodge has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Elm Lodge has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2021)
£393,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old London Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Elm Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,930
Street avg £1,840
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 211 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 3JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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