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6 bed house for sale The Common, Metfield, IP20

Guide price

£750,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £146 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band G £3,861 a year

Key features

stunning period features throughout
six bedrooms and two bathrooms
three reception rooms including a vaulted dining hall
edge of village location and set back from the road
established gardens with pond, moat and garden stores
about 1 acre

About this property

Outstanding Grade II Listed edge of village house with stunning gardens.

Listed Grade II of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Oak Farm is believed to date back to the 16th century and is constructed from a fine oak timber frame on a brick base with rendered colour washed elevations under a long pitched peg tiled roof.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band G £3,861 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,545
Band B

£1,802
Band C

£2,059
Band D

£2,317
Band E

£2,832
Band F

£3,347
Band G

This home: £3,861
Band H

£4,634

This home is in band G, which costs £3,861 a year in Mid Suffolk for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Mid Suffolk, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£146 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£293 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£200 / sq ft

£146 / sq ft

£397 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£146 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in IP20 (£200–£397, 10th–90th percentile, 216 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 216 homes sold in IP20 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in IP20 →

Location

The Common, Metfield, IP20

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £750,000

£375k £1.1m

Deposit10% £75,000

£0 £750k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £675,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £150,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
The Granary, The Common Detached	Detached	Aug 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£337,000
Vale Farm Bungalow, The Common Detached	Detached	Jan 2012	n/a	n/a	n/a	£292,500
2, Office Farm Bungalow, The Common Detached	Detached	May 2010	915 sq ft £125/sq ft	915 sq ft	£125	£114,000
Oakwood Barn, The Common Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Dec 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£246,000
Vale Farm Bungalow, The Common Detached	Detached	Dec 2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	£155,000
Bridgewater Barn, The Common Detached	Detached	Dec 2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	£425,000