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EPC B
About 1 Dukes Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Dukes Drive is a detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4FH). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (August 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold August 2021 for £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dukes Drive homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Dukes Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,452
Street avg £3,832
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
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.
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 4FH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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