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About 4 Middlewood Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Middlewood Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Offton, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 47.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Middlewood Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Middlewood Cottages, Offton, Ipswich, IP8 4RR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 4 Middlewood Cottages.
- Jan 2025ConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02311 - Condition 3 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme) and Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and Condition 6 (Bat Precautionary Method Statement)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 4 Middlewood Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2015)
£242,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Middlewood Cottages homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 4 Middlewood Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 4RR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
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