SPARROWS NEST, WOODLANDS LANE, HOLBROOK, IPSWICH, IP9 2PW - £434,500

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

SPARROWS NEST is a very large extended detached house of 204m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £497,895. It was last sold for £434,500 in February 2018, which was around 3% above the average February 2018 detached price in the Babergh local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

SPARROWS NEST Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SPARROWS NEST since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Babergh local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two SPARROWS NEST sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2018 15 FEB	£434,500	£422,318	3% above HPI
2003 17 APR	£239,000	£220,081	9% above HPI

SPARROWS NEST Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Babergh local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two SPARROWS NEST sales from April 2003 and February 2018 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the April 2003 sale was for 9% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 9% above the HPI over time, until the February 2018 sale, where it falls to 3% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 3% above the HPI.

What might SPARROWS NEST be worth now?

SPARROWS NEST might now be worth an estimated £497,895.

This is based on house price inflation of 14.6%, between February 2018 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Babergh local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 14.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SPARROWS NEST of £434,500 on 15th February 2018. For the value to have increased from £434,500 to £497,895 over the five years and two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SPARROWS NEST has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Babergh local authority area.
• The February 2018 sale price of £434,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SPARROWS NEST has not materially changed since February 2018.

How Large is SPARROWS NEST?

SPARROWS NEST is 204m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2009. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Holbrook, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Holbrook, and where SPARROWS NEST lies on this distribution: 84% of detached houses houses are smaller than SPARROWS NEST, and 16% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Holbrook.

SPARROWS NEST: Plot and Title Map

SPARROWS NEST sits on a plot of roughly 0.125 of an acre, or 505m². The below map shows the location of SPARROWS NEST, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of SPARROWS NEST). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is SPARROWS NEST?

SPARROWS NEST is located on WOODLANDS LANE in HOLBROOK, in the IP9 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SPARROWS NEST on WOODLANDS LANE.