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About 1 Chapel Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Chapel Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4QE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 122.1% above the 2005 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 3 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
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
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2016PorchFullGranted
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a two storey and single storey rear extension, new front porch canopy, 2 x new windows, 1 x new door, 1 x rooflight and repositioning of 2 x windows
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£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2005)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 1 Chapel Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,624
Street avg £3,172
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 4QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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