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3 sales on record
About 12 Princes Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Princes Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 64% above the 2014 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Princes Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2014)
£200,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Princes Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Princes Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,739
Street avg £2,329
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 4PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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