What type of property is 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN last sold for £270,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £64,500 in May 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN changed over time?

Across 4 sales between May 1997 and June 2021, 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN rose from £64,500 to £270,000, a change of £205,500. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 81% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 8SN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN located?

5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN show an average of 209 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

The closest primary school to 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.3km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN?

The closest bus stop to 5 Essex Way, IP3 8SN is Pearse Way, 113m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Essex Way, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8SN

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£297,000

Since the 2021 sale (£270,000)+10%
Against IP3 8SN's recent median (£210,000)+41%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£297,000

Against its 2021 sale (£270,000)+10%
Against IP3 8SN's recent median (£210,000)+41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Essex Way is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP3 8SN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
85 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2018
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in IP3 8SN
5 sales, median £210,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Essex Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

20 June 2021Most recent
£270,000
+50.8%over 14 years
3 August 2006
£179,000
+167.2%over 8 years
23 January 1998
£67,000
+3.9%over 8 months
14 May 1997
£64,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8SN: £210,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in IP3 8SN

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Essex Way, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8SN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 5 Essex Way

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

5 Essex Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8SN). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £270,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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

Nov 2018

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 November 2028

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Essex Way, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Essex Way has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Essex Way homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 5 Essex Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,176

Street avg £2,811

On par

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below

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.

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Crime

209/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pearse Way — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Ravenswood Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
Ipswich AcademySecondary1.8km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

Pearse WayBus stop113m
Foxglove CrescentBus stop164m
Purdis Golf ClubBus stop192m
Sainsbury's Car ParkBus stop260m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,066 reports36%
Shoplifting504 reports17%
Criminal Damage & Arson253 reports9%
Vehicle Crime211 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Essex Way is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP3 8SN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Essex Way. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Essex Way was lodged in November 2018 at band C and is valid until November 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Essex Way. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP3 8SN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Essex Way is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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