What type of property is 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY sell for?

21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY last sold for £122,500 in October 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £31,000 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1995 and October 2023, 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY rose from £31,000 to £122,500, a change of £91,500. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (441 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY 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.

Where is 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY located?

21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

Police records around 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY 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.

Which schools serve 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

The closest primary school to 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.5km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY?

The closest bus stop to 21 Porter Road, IP3 8UY is Trinity Park, 155m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Porter Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

41 m²

441 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Porter Road

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

21 Porter Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8UY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £122,500.

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

Outside

Private gardenEast-facing
ParkingAllocated

Building

Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

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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

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Porter Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Porter Road 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.

21 Porter Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£121,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£122,500

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

11 October 2023Most recent
£122,500
+260.3%over 25 years
23 July 1998
£34,000
+9.7%over 2 years
21 September 1995
£31,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8UY: £125,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in IP3 8UY

On the street

Versus other Porter Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 21 Porter Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,988

Street avg £2,447

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 43 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par

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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.

£223k

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IP3 8HY

2 bed1 bath

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£314k

1 Bodiam Close

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2 bed1 bath

£360k

1 Chambers House, Blackheath Avenue

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2 bed2 bath

£440k

1 Bixley Road

IP3 8PJ

2 bed

£252k

1 Essex Way, Purdis Farm

IP3 8SN

3 bed1 bath

£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.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Trinity Park — 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 8UY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8UY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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