8 Beechwood Drive, Ipswich, IP3 8UW
About 8 Beechwood Drive
8 Beechwood Drive is a six-bedroom property in Ipswich (IP3 8UW). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 227 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (275 m² median across 26 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £725,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageEn bloc
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 February 2026
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Planning history
8 Beechwood 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 5 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2021Most recent
£725,000
+14.2%over 5 years24 March 2016
£635,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8UW: £815,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in IP3 8UW
Versus other Beechwood Drive homes
Price per m² for 8 Beechwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,194
Street avg £2,524
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 250 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
209/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Purdis Golf Club — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Broke Hall Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







