1 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
About 1 Gainsborough Road
1 Gainsborough Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2UR). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 46.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 159.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Gainsborough Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
- May 2021AmendmentOutcome in report
Application for Certificate Of Lawful Development for proposed extension of existing freestanding outbuilding with 4.5 x 4.69 footprint and measuring 2.5m in height.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00341/CLD
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Sales history & valuation
1 Gainsborough Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2014Most recent
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2UR: £650,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in IP4 2UR
8 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Mar 2025
£820,00016 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold May 2022
£650,000Flat 1, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Nov 2016
£114,000Flat 5, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Oct 2013
£62,0007 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Jun 2013
£385,000
Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
On price per m², 1 Gainsborough Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £2,058
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 31 schools nearby.
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