What kind of home is 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT last sold for £151,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £35,000 in February 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 1995 and July 2022, 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT rose from £35,000 to £151,000, a change of £116,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The current EPC rating for 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 8UT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT use?

The latest EPC at 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT in?

73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

Police records around 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT 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.

What schools are near 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The closest primary school to 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.5km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The closest bus stop to 73 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is The Pathway, 158m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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73 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 73 Mill Road Drive

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

73 Mill Road Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 12th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £151,000 in July 2022. 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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

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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.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 73 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

73 Mill Road Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 73 Mill Road Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£150,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£151,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

19 July 2022Most recent
£151,000
+211.3%over 20 years
9 August 2001
£48,500
+38.6%over 2 years
30 November 1998
£35,000
1 February 1995
£35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8UT: £143,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in IP3 8UT

On the street

Versus other Mill Road Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 73 Mill Road Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,283

Street avg £1,956

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 48 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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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

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Pathway — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Ravenswood Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8UT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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