9 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
About 9 Mill Road Drive
9 Mill Road Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2021 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 5 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 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
9 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.
Sales history & valuation
9 Mill Road Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£270,000
+8.0%over 5 years21 April 2016
£250,000
+31.6%over 3 years16 August 2012
£190,000
+15.2%over 10 years18 July 2002
£165,000
+96.4%over 4 years2 October 1997
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8UT: £143,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in IP3 8UT
67 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
Sold Dec 2024
£140,00023 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
Sold Aug 2024
£123,00032 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
Sold Jul 2024
£250,00059 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
Sold Jun 2023
£143,00017 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT
Sold Apr 2023
£330,000
Versus other Mill Road Drive homes
On years held, 9 Mill Road Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,700
Street avg £2,827
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
The Pathway — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Ravenswood Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







