Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

8 DOVE CLOSE

CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW

£165,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Street	0.1 miles
Shop	Capel Bakery	0.4 miles
Train station	Manningtree	4.0 miles
University	University of Suffolk	6.2 miles
Hospital	Ipswich Hospital	7.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£165,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,200/m²

Local average

£147,750 (4 sales)

Street crime

8 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 29/10/2025

Expiry date: 28/10/2035

Est. upgrade cost to C: £1,570

Recommendations

Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£480 - £560)
Heat recovery system for mixer showers (£600 - £1,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/03/2026	£165,000	Flat	+46.7%	£162,386 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	13/01/2017	£112,500	Flat	—	£117,942 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£165,000
listed	24/10/2025	£175,000
sold	01/01/2017	£112,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
19 DOVE CLOSE, CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW	£140,000	15/12/2025	Flat

Area average: £140,000 (1 sale)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -40.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Babergh. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -3.2%

5y (index) -1.2%

10y (index) 12.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Babergh. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £875/mo

Realistic £972/mo

Optimistic £1,069/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Babergh.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Ipswich: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.59%

Max investor price (0.8%) £121,500

Target investor price (1%) £97,200

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	3
Anti-social behaviour	2
Other theft	2
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	8

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 May 2020
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 27 Mar 2015
East Bergholt High School	Secondary	2.0 miles	Good — 30 Sep 2013
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	2.5 miles	Good — 19 Sep 2024
Copdock Primary School	Primary	2.8 miles	Outstanding — 2 Oct 2017

FENSA

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# 8 DOVE CLOSE, CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW

## Property details

- Slug: `264d695` (address key hash: `264d695ba1f9ee51820952531192800fe768464a`)
- Postcode: IP9 2AW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 75 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2007-2011
- Last sold: £165,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,200/m²
- Local average: £147,750 (4 sales)
- Street crime: 8 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £165,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 28/10/2035
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,570

### Recommendations
- E (£480 - £560)
- Y (£600 - £1,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2613-7711-6706-1416-4979)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £165,000 | Flat | +46.7% | £162,386 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-a422-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-01-13 | £112,500 | Flat | — | £117,942 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49b7852a-72e8-7921-e050-a8c063056e8d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 DOVE CLOSE, CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW | £165,000 | 06/03/2026 | Flat |
| 8 DOVE CLOSE, CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW | £112,500 | 13/01/2017 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168589769](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/67fedd3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £165,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-24 | £175,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £112,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 DOVE CLOSE, CAPEL ST MARY, IPSWICH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, IP9 2AW | £140,000 | 15/12/2025 | Flat |

**Area average:** £140,000 (1 sale)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -40.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Babergh; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.2%
- **5y growth (index):** -1.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 12.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Babergh). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £875/mo
- **Realistic:** £972/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,069/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Ipswich (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.59% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,200

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **8** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 10 May 2020 |
| Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 27 Mar 2015 |
| East Bergholt High School | Secondary | 2.0 miles | Good — 30 Sep 2013 |
| East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2.5 miles | Good — 19 Sep 2024 |
| Copdock Primary School | Primary | 2.8 miles | Outstanding — 2 Oct 2017 |