What type of property is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE sell for?

73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE last sold for £438,000 in April 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in September 1999, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

Across 2 sales between September 1999 and April 2018, 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE rose from £150,000 to £438,000, a change of £288,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

The current EPC rating for 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 5UE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE heated?

The latest EPC at 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

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

Where is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE located?

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

Is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE in a safe area?

Police records around 73 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 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

The closest primary school to 73 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.

How well connected is 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE?

The closest bus stop to 73 Bladen Drive, IP4 5UE is Sandpit Close, 20m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 73 Bladen Drive

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

73 Bladen Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 15.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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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

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 73 Bladen Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

73 Bladen Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

73 Bladen Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£438,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

30 April 2018Most recent
£438,000
+192.0%over 18 years
29 September 1999
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5UE: £390,000 (2022–2016).

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.

73 Bladen Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,395

Street avg £2,448

Strongly above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par

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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

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70 dB

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FAQ

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