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About Ivy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ivy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Gisleham, Lowestoft, Lowestoft (NR33 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £446,000 in June 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ivy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ivy Cottage, Black Street, Gisleham, Lowestoft, NR33 8EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ivy Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2008ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a 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 Ivy Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£446,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Black Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ivy Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,823
Street avg £2,250
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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 Lowestoft district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/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 NR33 8EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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