Apartment 402, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
About Apartment 402
Apartment 402 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP3 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 85 m² this is the 26th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold March 2020 for £195,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Apartment 402 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
Apartment 402's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 14 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2020Most recent
£195,000
+5.4%over 3 years8 August 2016
£185,000
+42.3%over 4 years14 August 2011
£130,000
-48.0%over 4 years30 August 2006
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 0BU: £130,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in IP3 0BU
Apartment 201, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
Sold Oct 2025
£118,500Apartment 202, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
Sold Dec 2024
£130,000Apartment 106, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
Sold Sept 2022
£118,000Apartment 205, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
Sold Oct 2019
£187,000Apartment 505, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU
Sold Jul 2019
£240,000
Versus other Anchor Street homes
Years Held for Apartment 402 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,294
Street avg £3,033
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
John Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cliff Lane Primary School. 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
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







