5 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
About 5 Park Gate
5 Park Gate is a six-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3423 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings.
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,100,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
5 Park Gate's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 July 2024
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m² and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 Park Gate has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Park Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,095,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 8 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2022Most recent
£1,100,000
+22.9%over 7 years7 August 2014
£895,000
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
£950,0004 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Sept 2021
£807,5001 Park Gate, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3TU
Sold Mar 2021
£850,0002 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
5 Park Gate outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,459
Street avg £2,862
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 292 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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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
Elsmere Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







