What kind of home is 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS last change hands?

4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS last sold for £400,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £73,000 in January 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 1995 and September 2021, 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS rose from £73,000 to £400,000, a change of £327,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,111 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS use?

The latest EPC at 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS in?

4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS sits in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

Police records around 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS 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 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

The closest primary school to 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS is Broke Hall Community Primary School (361m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Copleston High School (1.4km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Bixley Drive, IP4 5TS is Chatsworth Drive, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4a, Bixley Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5TS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

103 m²

1111 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4a

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

4a is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5TS). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1111 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 75.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in September 2021. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenEast-facing
GarageDouble

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.

4a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Bixley Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5TS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 4a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£424,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

23 September 2021Most recent
£400,000
+66.7%over 7 years
22 November 2013
£240,000
+228.8%over 18 years
6 January 1995
£73,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in IP4 5TS: £303,750 (2023–2010).

Nearby sales in IP4 5TS

On the street

Versus other Bixley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4a is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,874

Street avg £2,841

Above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 145 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

Chatsworth Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Broke Hall Community Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 5TS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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