1 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
About 1 Park Gate
1 Park Gate is a detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Last sale on file: £850,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
1 Park Gate sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 Park Gate is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
- Dec 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees: 2m to 3m reduction of lower branch of Pine (T1) overhanging wall towards house; 2m to 3m crown reduction of Beech(T2) and removal of Elm (T3).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01286/CALF
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£833,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 6 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2021Most recent
£850,000
-8.1%over 6 years12 February 2015
£925,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3TU: £807,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in IP1 3TU
3 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Jul 2024
£950,0005 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold May 2022
£1,100,0004 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Sept 2021
£807,5002 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Jul 2020
£767,5006 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Dec 2014
£800,000
Versus other Park Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Park Gate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,787
Street avg £2,997
Floor Area
305 m²
Street avg 294 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
16/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elsmere Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







