What kind of home is 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT last change hands?

27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT last sold for £350,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £88,000 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

Across 3 sales between March 1998 and February 2021, 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT rose from £88,000 to £350,000, a change of £262,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

The current EPC rating for 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 3BT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT use?

The latest EPC at 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT in?

27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

Police records around 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (218% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

The closest primary school to 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT is Sidegate Primary School (733m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northgate High School (455m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT?

The closest bus stop to 27 Colchester Road, IP4 3BT is Bromeswell Road, 164m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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27 Colchester Road, Ipswich, IP4 3BT

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Colchester Road

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

27 Colchester Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

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Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Colchester Road, Ipswich, IP4 3BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Colchester Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£399,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

12 February 2021Most recent
£350,000
+88.2%over 18 years
15 August 2002
£186,000
+111.4%over 4 years
9 March 1998
£88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 3BT: £307,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in IP4 3BT

On the street

Versus other Colchester Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Colchester Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,465

Street avg £2,777

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

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

0.2 km

Bromeswell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Northgate High School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 3BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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