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About The Old Blacksmiths
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Blacksmiths is a detached house in Belstead, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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)
Jan 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Blacksmiths has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for The Old Blacksmiths runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 3LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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