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

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Bladen Drive

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

7 Bladen Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 90 m² it's 21.7% smaller 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 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 49.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).

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
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Bladen Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Bladen Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Bladen Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£230,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2014Most recent

    £230,000

    +208.7%over 17 years

  2. 25 June 1997

    £74,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5UE: £395,000 (2022–2016).

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.

EPC Rating for 7 Bladen Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,556

Street avg £2,525

On par

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Bladen Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£419k

1 Adelaide Road

IP4 5PR

4 bed1 bath
£338k

1 3, Heath Road

IP4 5RZ

3 bed1 bath
£372k

1 Clementine Gardens

IP4 5GA

3 bed2 bath
£302k

1 Cornwallis Terrace

IP4 5JY

3 bed2 bath
£288k

1 Chartwell Close

IP4 5DU

3 bed
£441k

1 Butterfly Gardens, Rushmere St Andrew

IP4 5TF

3 bed2 bath
£213k

1 Coronation Road

IP4 5EN

3 bed1 bath
£636k

1 Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew

IP4 5SU

5 bed
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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for IP4 5UE

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Bladen Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.