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Get started31 The Beeches is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Blakenham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 9.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 43.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
31 The Beeches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
31 The Beeches has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 8 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 8 years.
On epc rating, 31 The Beeches runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,697
Street avg £2,185
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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2 July 2007Most recent
£240,000
+104.3%over 8 years9 June 1999
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP8 4LX: £275,000 (2025–2024).
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Sold Mar 2024
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
IP8 4PX
The Beeches — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Somersham Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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