What kind of home is 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX is a detached house.

What did 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX sell for?

5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX last sold for £430,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

Across 3 sales between March 1996 and September 2021, 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX rose from £86,000 to £430,000, a change of £344,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX use?

The latest EPC at 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX in?

5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX sits in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

Police records around 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX 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 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

The closest primary school to 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX is Broke Hall Community Primary School (979m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Alban's Catholic High School (1.7km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX?

The closest bus stop to 5 Giffords Place, IP4 5QX is Fellbrigg Avenue, 214m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Giffords Place, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5QX

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Giffords Place

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

5 Giffords Place is a detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5QX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 118.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £430,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Giffords Place, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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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.

Latest sale on 5 Giffords Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£457,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£430,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2021Most recent
£430,000
+108.2%over 17 years
29 July 2004
£206,500
+140.1%over 8 years
20 March 1996
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5QX: £260,000 (2017–2007).

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Area

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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

Fellbrigg Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Broke Hall Community Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 5QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 5QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

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