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Get started1 Watering Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4QG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 97.4% above the 2010 sale of £155,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 50.4% below the postcode norm.
1 Watering Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
1 Watering Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,637
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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10 December 2010Most recent
£155,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP8 4QG: £264,000 (2023–2010).
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
IP8 4PX
Duke of Marlborough — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Somersham Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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