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5 bed house for sale Parkside Avenue, Ipswich, IP4

Guide price

£850,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £292 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band F £3,565 a year EPC D 65 potential C

Key features

Sought after location moments from Christchurch Park
Handsome Victorian family home
Impressive reception hall with sweeping staircase
Substantial accommodation with well-proportioned rooms with large windows
High ceilings throughout
Gated driveway with garden to rear

About this property

Spacious house close to Christchurch Park with private gated driveway.

1 Parkside Avenue is an exceptionally handsome mid-Victorian home, dating from around 1857, set within private gardens and enjoying superb views over the town, Christchurch Park, and towards the River Orwell. The property retains a wealth of original period features, including sash windows, picture rails, high skirting boards, and decorative coving. As is typical of homes of this era, it offers generously proportioned, light-filled rooms with impressive ceiling heights throughout. Made-to-order imported, Italian chandeliers are also featured throughout and could be purchased via separate negotiation.

Floorplan

Energy performance

D 65

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

69-80

78 C

55-68

65 D

39-54

21-38

1-20

This home is rated band D, scoring 65 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band C (78) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

Council tax

Band F £3,565 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,646
Band B

£1,920
Band C

£2,194
Band D

£2,468
Band E

£3,017
Band F

This home: £3,565
Band G

£4,114
Band H

£4,937

This home is in band F, which costs £3,565 a year in Ipswich for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Ipswich, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

57 comparables · within 2.9 miles

Priced above 75% of the 5+ bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £850,000 Median £675,000 · £365,000 – £950,000

Per square foot

£292 12% over

5+ bed houses nearby £260

Against sold prices

4% over

IP4 sold median £281 / sq ft, 906 sales

Compared with 57 5+ bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in IP4 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in IP4 →

Location

Parkside Avenue, Ipswich, IP4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £850,000

£425k £1.3m

Deposit10% £85,000

£0 £850k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £765,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £170,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
10, Parkside Avenue Terraced	Terraced	Sept 2022	2,777 sq ft £243/sq ft	2,777 sq ft	£243	£675,000
8, Parkside Avenue Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2019	1,130 sq ft £186/sq ft	1,130 sq ft	£186	£210,000
8a, Parkside Avenue Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2016	936 sq ft £187/sq ft	936 sq ft	£187	£175,000
5, Parkside Avenue Detached	Detached	Oct 2015	1,453 sq ft £317/sq ft	1,453 sq ft	£317	£460,000
1, Parkside Avenue Detached	Detached	Jul 2015	2,734 sq ft £230/sq ft	2,734 sq ft	£230	£630,000
8a, Parkside Avenue Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2014	936 sq ft £147/sq ft	936 sq ft	£147	£137,500
6, Parkside Avenue Detached	Detached	Oct 2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	£675,000
5, Parkside Avenue Detached	Detached	Jun 2005	1,453 sq ft £165/sq ft	1,453 sq ft	£165	£240,000