The Forge, Main Road, IP9 1AX
The Forge Main Road is a 173 m² / 1,862 sq ft semi-detached home in Shotley Gate. It sold for £422,000 in August 2009. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £641k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £531k to £666k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 1 June 2026.
- Sale history
-
Date Paid price Annual growth After inflation Aug 2009 £422,000 7.0% 4.7% Nov 2001 £250,000 20.4% 18.7% Sep 1997 £115,000 na na - Floor plan
-
Archived estate agent floor plan for The Forge, Main Road.
- Internal area
- 173 square metres (1,862 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
-
This property sold for £2,439 per square metre (£227 per square foot) in Aug 2009. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £3,705 per square metre (£344 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Aug 2009 £422,000 £2,439 £640,945 £3,705 Nov 2001 £250,000 £1,445 £645,474 £3,731 Sep 1997 £115,000 £665 £570,881 £3,300 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 173 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £640,945. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Shotley Gate are now selling for between £3,070 and £3,850 per square metre (£285 and £357 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 173 m², this implies a valuation between £531,000 and £666,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Type
- Semi-detached
- Council tax band
- E
- Plot size
- 947 square metres (10,193 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- March 2023 DC/23/00071
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- The Forge Main Road Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk
- Description:
- Householder Application - Erection of single storey front in-fill porch extension.
- Summary:
- 05 June 2009 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Reason for EPC:
- None
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- None , has 9 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 173 sqm (1,862 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
The Forge Main Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £640,945.
- Based on an internal area of 173 m² and recent prices in Shotley Gate, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £531,000 to £666,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.