What type of property is Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU is a semi-detached house.

What did Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU sell for?

Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU last sold for £126,000 in October 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £156,750 in December 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2005 and October 2018, Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU fell from £156,750 to £126,000, a change of £30,750. That works out to roughly -1.7% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft). That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 0BU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU located?

Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

Police records around Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

The closest primary school to Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU is Cliff Lane Primary School (666m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (670m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, IP3 0BU is John Street, 173m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 4th

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Apartment 406

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

Apartment 406 is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 4th 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 across 33 units on file.

At 47 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Sold October 2018 for £126,000.

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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.

Apartment 406's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2016

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 406, 3 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 406 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Apartment 406 changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£121,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£126,000

Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

25 October 2018Most recent
£126,000
+2.0%over 1 year
24 August 2017
£123,500
-21.2%over 11 years
13 December 2005
£156,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 0BU: £130,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in IP3 0BU

On the street

Versus other Anchor Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Apartment 406 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,681

Street avg £3,020

Below

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP3 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

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FAQ

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