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About 13 Princes Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Princes Gardens is a semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 457.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 13 Princes Gardens was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Price per m² for 13 Princes Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£541
Street avg £2,478
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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