3 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
About 3 Meadowside Gardens
3 Meadowside Gardens is a detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Meadowside Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Meadowside Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5RD: £400,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in IP4 5RD
15 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
Sold Aug 2025
£400,0001 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
Sold Dec 2024
£320,0004 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
Sold Apr 2023
£420,0008 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
Sold Feb 2021
£403,00014 Meadowside Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5RD
Sold Dec 2016
£340,000
Versus other Meadowside Gardens homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Meadowside Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Elm Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Alban's Catholic High School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







