What kind of home is 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU sell for?

3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU last sold for £377,000 in January 2021, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £242,500 in November 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2004 and January 2021, 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU rose from £242,500 to £377,000, a change of £134,500. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP1 4LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU use?

The latest EPC at 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU in?

3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP1 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

Police records around 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU show an average of 332 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

The closest primary school to 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU is Dale Hall Community Primary School (214m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ormiston Endeavour Academy (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU?

The closest bus stop to 3 Clive Avenue, IP1 4LU is Larchcroft Close, 163m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Clive Avenue, Ipswich, IP1 4LU

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 3 Clive Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Clive Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 4LU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 131 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £377,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Nov 2019

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 November 2029

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2016from Oct 2015

EPC improved fromE42toD57

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedPartial

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

38%82%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2019from Dec 2016

EPC improved fromD57toE52

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Clive Avenue, Ipswich, IP1 4LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Clive Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£377,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

5 January 2021Most recent
£377,000
+20.8%over 4 years
8 May 2016
£312,000
+28.7%over 11 years
19 November 2004
£242,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 4LU: £350,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in IP1 4LU

On the street

Versus other Clive Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Clive Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,878

Street avg £2,922

On par

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Ipswich report

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

0.2 km

Larchcroft Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Dale Hall Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP1 4LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP1 4LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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