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About 23 Princes Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Princes Gardens is a semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 23.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2019 for £235,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Princes Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2019)
£235,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 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.
23 Princes Gardens outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,975
Street avg £2,174
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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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