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About Brook Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Brook Cottage is a detached house in Hintlesham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 792 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £315,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Brook Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Duke Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Brook Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,280
Street avg £3,517
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 3QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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