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3 sales on record
About Old School Room
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old School Room is a semi-detached house in Belstead, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 10% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 98.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £420,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old School Room valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2019)
£420,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Old School Room runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,828
Street avg £3,013
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 3LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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