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3 sales on record
About Walnut Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Walnut Tree Cottage is a detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4QE). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £567,500 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Walnut Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Walnut Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Walnut Tree Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Walnut Tree Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2025)
£567,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 5 years.
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.
Walnut Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,638
Street avg £2,500
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.1 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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