Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
4 planning records
Estimated value
£639,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£650,000)-2%
- Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£430,000)+49%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
209 m²
2250 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£639,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£650,000)-2%
- Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£430,000)+49%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 209 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP4 2UR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
209 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in IP4 2UR
5 sales, median £430,000 (2025–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
10 May 2022Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2UR: £430,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in IP4 2UR
Flat 3, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Nov 2025
£105,0008 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Mar 2025
£820,000Flat 1, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Nov 2016
£114,0001 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Oct 2014
£430,000Flat 5, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Oct 2013
£62,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Gainsborough Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Gainsborough Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2UR). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 141.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Gainsborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 16 Gainsborough Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
4 applications on record at 16 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
0decisions6documents15nearby
- Oct 2005Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reshaping of two Silver Birch trees, one in front garden, second in rear garden.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00842/CALF
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2016Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2011Decision
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Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 16 Gainsborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,110
Street avg £2,083
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.7 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
185/mo
Steady 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.
Nearest schools
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichPrimary650m
- St Helen's Primary SchoolPrimary945m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichPrimary1.1km
- Suffolk New College16 plus1.2km
Nearest stops
- Park GatesBus stop123m
- Manor RoadBus stop197m
- Gainsborough RoadBus stop217m
- Hervey StreetBus stop268m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,465 reports47%
- Criminal Damage & Arson273 reports9%
- Shoplifting271 reports9%
- Other Theft230 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 2UR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 209 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP4 2UR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 16 Gainsborough Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Gainsborough Road was lodged in October 2021 at band E and is valid until October 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 16 Gainsborough Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP4 2UR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Gainsborough Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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