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Get started1 Black Barn Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 10% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2023 for £270,000.
Planning history at 1 Black Barn Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Tree Preservation Order: Works Related- Pollard 1 no. multi stemmed Ash covered by Tree Preservation Order MS320/G1
1 Black Barn Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 18 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 18 years.
Years Held for 1 Black Barn Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,673
Street avg £2,412
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Reduce Ash tree in height and thickness.
18 December 2023Most recent
£270,000
+17.4%over 18 years25 November 2005
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP8 4PX: £280,000 (2024–2021).
8 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham Ipswich
Sold Aug 2024
19 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham Ipswich
Sold Jun 2023
4 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham Ipswich
Sold Sept 2022
15 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham Ipswich
Sold Oct 2021
6 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham Ipswich
Sold Sept 2021
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
IP8 4EL
Springfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Somersham Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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