5, Optney Cottages High Street, Darsham, Saxmundham, IP17 3QQ is a freehold terraced property built before 1900. The property offers approximately 517 square feet of living space. In this location, properties of similar size usually have one bedroom.

The estimated current market value of the property is £158,120 , which equates to approximately £306 per square foot. It was last sold on 7 Dec 2018 for £123,000. Since then, the value has increased by £35,120, representing a 28.6% increase, or approximately 4.1% per year.

The current estimated value of £158,120 is:

  • 63.3% lower than the average property price on High Street
  • 29.0% lower than the average in the IP17 3QQ postcode area
  • and 49.9% lower than the average price for Saxmundham as a whole

At the most recent EPC inspection on 9 July 2013, the property was recorded as owner-occupied.

View sold house prices in IP17 3QQ

Building approximate location

About Property

Type
Terraced House
Built
before 1900
Interior Size
517 sq ft
Tenure
Freehold
Price (estimate)
£158,120
Price Per sq ft (estimate)
£306
Bedroom Count (estimate)
1 bedroom

EPC Summary

5, Optney Cottages High Street, Darsham, Saxmundham, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP17 3QQ has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, based on the latest assessment carried out on 24 May 2019.

This property uses electric storage heaters as its main heating source. Hot water is provided from off-peak electric immersion heater. The windows are fully double glazed.

The previous EPC assessment was conducted on 9 Jul 2013, when the property was rated G. Since then, the rating has improved to E, with the energy efficiency score increasing by 258.3%.

Since the previous assessment, several changes were observed:

  • The heating system was upgraded from no system present: electric heaters assumed to electric storage heaters, improving energy efficiency from very poor to average.
  • The hot water system was changed from electric immersion, standard tariff to electric immersion, off-peak, with its energy efficiency improving from very poor to average.
  • The roof construction or insulation changed from roof room(s), ceiling insulated to pitched, no insulation (assumed), with no change in energy efficiency (very poor).
  • The wall energy efficiency improving from very poor to poor, with the construction or insulation remaining solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed).
  • The lighting was updated from low energy lighting in 38% of fixed outlets to low energy lighting in 78% of fixed outlets, with efficiency improving from average to very good.
Heating Type
Electric storage heaters
Average
Hot Water
Electric immersion, off-peak
Average
Roof
Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
Very Poor
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Poor
Windows
Fully double glazed
Average
Lighting
Low energy lighting in 78% of fixed outlets
Very Good

Sale History

Today
£158,120
streetscan.co.uk estimate
+29 %
7 Dec 2018
£123,000
Leasehold
+24.9 %
15 Jun 2016
£98,500
Leasehold

Area Insights

Similar Properties Sold Nearby

45 High Street, Saxmundham, IP17 1AJ
rooms: 2
size: 517 sq ft
sale price: £166,000
sale date: 6 Apr 2023
1, Riverside Cottages High Street, Yoxford, Saxmundham, IP17 3HP
rooms: 3
size: 592 sq ft
sale price: £140,000
sale date: 21 Dec 2006

Data Sources

The property at 5, Optney Cottages High Street, Darsham, Saxmundham, IP17 3QQ appears two times in the Land Registry records, with the latest transaction recorded on 7 Dec 2018. It also has two Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) entries, the earliest dating back to 24 May 2019. We use this data, to estimate the property's characteristics and current market value.

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