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About 9 Princes Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Princes Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 104.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £252,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
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
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 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.
9 Princes Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2022)
£252,500
Growth on file: 4.2% 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.
Price per m² for 9 Princes Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,556
Street avg £2,101
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
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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.
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