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18 Blandford Road, Ipswich, IP3 8SL

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Blandford Road

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

18 Blandford Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 56 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 71.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in August 2018.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Blandford Road 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 22 Apr 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2013from Apr 2013
EPC improved fromD56toE42
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Blandford Road, Ipswich, IP3 8SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Blandford Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 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.

18 Blandford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£301,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 August 2018Most recent

    £275,000

    +59.4%over 4 years

  2. 13 August 2013

    £172,500

    +171.7%over 17 years

  3. 19 May 1996

    £63,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8SL: £350,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Blandford Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Blandford Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,911

Street avg £4,181

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Blandford Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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IP3 8EQ

2 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Chambers House, Blackheath Avenue

IP3 8XT

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£232k

1 Camwood Gardens

IP3 8HY

2 bed1 bath
£223k

1 Blackthorn Close, Purdis Farm

IP3 8SR

2 bed1 bath
£440k

1 Bixley Road

IP3 8PJ

2 bed
£302k

1 Dover Road

IP3 8JQ

3 bed
£257k

1 Broke Hall Gardens

IP3 8RA

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.
Full Ipswich report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dorchester Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Broke Hall Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP3 8SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP3 8SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Blandford Road, Ipswich, IP3 8SL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.