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Get startedVine Cottage, Duke Street, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PL
3 sales on record
About Vine Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hintlesham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 12% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 84.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £325,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Vine Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Vine Cottage, Duke Street, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Vine Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025TreesGranted
Application for works to Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order BT386/T1 - Ash -Hand dig 450mm deep trench from electricity pole to allow for new connection adjacent to footway.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Vine Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2025)
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Duke Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Vine Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,155
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
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 3PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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