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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 157.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 12 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.
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 garden
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.
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
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.
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesPending
Removal of Walnut Tree and Oak.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Gainsborough Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2025)
£820,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 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 £2,351
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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