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8 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR

5 sales on record3 planning records

Estimated value

£727,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£820,000)-11%
  • Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£114,000)+538%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
253 m²
2723 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£727,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£820,000)-11%
  • Against IP4 2UR's recent median (£114,000)+538%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 253 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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

    253 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020

  • Sales of this home

    5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in IP4 2UR

    5 sales, median £114,000 (2025–2013)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Gainsborough Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2025Most recent

    £820,000

    +21.5%over 4 years

  2. 27 August 2020

    £675,000

    +45.2%over 14 years

  3. 20 March 2006

    £465,000

    +138.5%over 6 years

  4. 30 August 1999

    £195,000

    +20.4%over 1 year

  5. 4 September 1997

    £162,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2UR: £114,000 (2025–2013).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 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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Overview

About 8 Gainsborough Road

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

8 Gainsborough Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2UR). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 11.3% below the 2025 sale of £820,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 152.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £820,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingOff road
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Gainsborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 June 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 8 Gainsborough Road.

3 applications on record at 8 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR

0decisions10documents15nearby
  1. Jan 2007
    Solar PanelsFull
    Outcome in report

    Installation of four solar panels

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    06/01162/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

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 years held, 8 Gainsborough Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,241

Street avg £2,061

Strongly above

Floor Area

253 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Ipswich report

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for IP4 2UR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 2UR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
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 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Gainsborough Road is modelled from its 253 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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. 5 sales are recorded for 8 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 8 Gainsborough Road was lodged in June 2020 at band E and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 8 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
8 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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