26 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SU
About 26 Park Road
26 Park Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3SU). It has a recorded floor area of 321 m² (around 3455 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Other recorded features include a basement.
At 321 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £772,000 is 14.4% above the 2019 sale price. Sold May 2019 for £675,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
26 Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 April 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 26 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SU
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees: Reduce Laurel hedge to top of wall and trim sides to tidy; shape and separate Weeping Pear and Beech; Trim Holly to shape into ball; reduce Holly by three metres and shape; fell Laburnum to ground level and remove stump; raise crown of Holly to 1.8m, trim to shape; reduce longest leaders on Apple and Pear and remove vine from the Apple tree; remove two small suckers from Damson, reduce extended leaders and raise crown to 1.8m; trim/shape Yew and Bay and separate from Holly which will be reduced by up to 2m and cut to form hedge.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 20/00709/CALF
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
26 Park Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2019Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3SU: £250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP1 3SU
Versus other Park Road homes
Floor Area for 26 Park Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,103
Street avg £2,551
Floor Area
321 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
332/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Manor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







