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About 4 Brook Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Brook Way is a semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 24.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 85.3% above the 2003 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Brook Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.9% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2003)
£136,000
Growth on file: 24.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brook Way homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 4 Brook Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,429
Street avg £3,037
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 4PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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