Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£520,000
- Since the 2013 sale (£385,000)+35%
- Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£650,000)-20%
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
6
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1492 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£520,000
- Against its 2013 sale (£385,000)+35%
- Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£650,000)-20%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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
139 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2013
Recent sales in IP4 2UR
5 sales, median £650,000 (2025–2016)
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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 | None on this home | 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Sales timeline
18 June 2013Most recent
£385,000
+32.8%over 10 years15 January 2003
£290,000
+116.4%over 3 years12 March 1999
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2UR: £650,000 (2025–2016).
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
£820,00016 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold May 2022
£650,000Flat 1, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Nov 2016
£114,0001 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR
Sold Oct 2014
£430,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 7 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 7 Gainsborough Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Gainsborough Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2UR). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1492 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 is 35.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 116% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013.
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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.
7 Gainsborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2019
Current Certificate
Nov 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 November 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Gainsborough Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 7 Gainsborough Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,777
Street avg £2,138
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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%
Go deeper on the local area
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 7 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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. 3 sales are recorded for 7 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 7 Gainsborough Road was lodged in November 2009 at band E and expired in November 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 7 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
- 7 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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