What kind of home is 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL sell for?

21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL last sold for £167,500 in June 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £63,000 in June 1999, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 1999 and June 2005, 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL rose from £63,000 to £167,500, a change of £104,500. That works out to roughly +17.8% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

The current EPC rating for 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 4DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL use?

The latest EPC at 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL in?

21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

Police records around 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL 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 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

The closest primary school to 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL is Sidegate Primary School (367m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northgate High School (522m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL?

The closest bus stop to 21 Kingsgate Drive, IP4 4DL is Kingsgate Drive, 59m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Kingsgate Drive, Ipswich, IP4 4DL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Kingsgate Drive

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

21 Kingsgate Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 69.6% above the 2005 sale of £167,500. At 72 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Kingsgate Drive, Ipswich, IP4 4DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Kingsgate Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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 at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£167,500

Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

5 June 2005Most recent
£167,500
+165.9%over 5 years
17 June 1999
£63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 4DL: £305,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in IP4 4DL

On the street

Versus other Kingsgate Drive homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Kingsgate Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,326

Street avg £2,464

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

0.1 km

Kingsgate Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Sidegate Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 4DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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