What type of property is 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE last change hands?

39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE last sold for £565,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £140,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

Across 3 sales between April 2000 and September 2022, 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE rose from £140,000 to £565,000, a change of £425,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE have?

The current EPC rating for 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (1,604 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 5UE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE heated?

The latest EPC at 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is in council tax band E.

Where is 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE located?

39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE sits in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

Police records around 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE 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.

Which schools serve 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

The closest primary school to 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is Broke Hall Community Primary School (468m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Copleston High School (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

The closest bus stop to 39 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is Sandpit Close, 20m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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39 Bladen Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

149 m²

1604 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 39 Bladen Drive

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

39 Bladen Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 149 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £565,000. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39 Bladen Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39 Bladen Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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 39 Bladen Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£565,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£565,000
+129.7%over 20 years
8 August 2002
£246,000
+75.7%over 2 years
19 April 2000
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5UE: £390,000 (2021–2016).

Nearby sales in IP4 5UE

On the street

Versus other Bladen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 39 Bladen Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,792

Street avg £2,412

Strongly above

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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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

0.0 km

Sandpit Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Broke Hall Community Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 5UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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