Property data
Sale history
Date Paid price Annual growth After inflation
Jan 2018 £572,500 3.8% 1.7%
Jul 2002 £320,000 na na
Floor plan

Archived estate agent floor plan for Stows Cottage, Upper Street.

Floorplan Stows Cottage
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Internal area
230 square metres (2,476 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £2,489 per square metre (£231 per square foot) in Jan 2018. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,891 per square metre (£269 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Jan 2018 £572,500 £2,489 £664,954 £2,891
Jul 2002 £320,000 £1,391 £745,697 £3,242

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 230 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 £664,954. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Hadleigh are now selling for between £3,030 and £4,030 per square metre (£281 and £374 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 230 m², this implies a valuation between £697,000 and £927,000. 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
4
Type
Detached
Council tax band
F
Plot size
1,842 square metres (19,827 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for Stows Cottage Upper Street. Advertised on multiple portals. It was reduced on 05/07/2017. It last appeared Mar 2018.
Photos:

There are 18 archived estate agent listing photos for Stows Cottage Upper Street.

Photos for Stows Cottage Upper Street
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 4 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
December 2020 DC/20/03793
Type:
Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Stows Cottage Upper Street Layham Ipswich Suffolk
Description:
Application under S73 for removal or variation of condition relating to Outline DC/18/00033 dated 13th April 2018 and subsequent Reserved Matters DC/19/00717 Town and Country Planning Act 1990. - to vary Condition 1 of Reserved Matters dated 14.06.2019 (Approved Plans and Documents) to facilitate changes to Landscaping with submission of drawings 927/01 R7 - Landscaping plan, 927/02 R7 - Landscaping Elevations

Planning ref:
October 2020 DC/20/03792
Type:
Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Stows Cottage Upper Street Layham Ipswich Suffolk
Description:
Application for discharge of conditions for DC/19/00717 - Condition 2 (Materials), Condition 3 (Boundary Treatment)

Planning ref:
June 2019 DC/19/00717
Type:
Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions. ; this application involves multiple dwellings
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Stows Cottage Upper Street Layham Ipswich Suffol
Description:
Reserved Matters - Submission of details under Outline Planning Permission DC/18/00033 Access, Appearance, Layout, Landscaping and Scale to be considered for 1no dwelling and garage.

Planning ref:
April 2018 DC/18/00033
Type:
Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions. ; this application involves multiple dwellings
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Stows Cottage Upper Street Layham Ipswich Suffol
Description:
Outline Planning Application. (All matters reserved) Erection of a detached dwelling and garage

Planning ref:
June 2007 B/07/00768
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Stows Cottage Upper Street Layham Ipswic
Description:
Erection of a rear conservatory (existing conservatory to be demolished.)
EPC Inspections
Summary:
22 February 2017 - energy performance certificate grade F
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built None to None
Area:
230 sqm (2,476 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Timber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Electric storage heaters.
Frequently asked questions

Stows Cottage Upper Street 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 £664,954.
  • Based on an internal area of 230 m² and recent prices in Hadleigh, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £697,000 to £927,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, Stows Cottage Upper Street last sold for £572,500 in January 2018.

HouseMetric shows Stows Cottage Upper Street as 230 m² (2,476 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 4 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is F, from an inspection dated 22 February 2017. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, Stows Cottage Upper Street was in council tax band F. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

Stows Cottage Upper Street is in postcode IP7 5JZ, in Hadleigh. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Upper Street, IP7 5JZ or analysis of the Hadleigh property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 1 June 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.