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About 1 Castle Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Castle Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Offton, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 22.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (201 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £413,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- EnsuiteYes
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
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Castle Farm Cottages, Castle Road, Offton, Ipswich, IP8 4RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a two storey extension and erection of replacement garage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.2% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2021)
£413,000
Growth on file: 22.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Castle Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 4RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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