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Corder Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4

East of England

£475,000

Listed on 04/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A substantial five-bedroom Edwardian semi-detached house, built in 1910, arranged over four floors and offering scope for improvement. The accommodation includes a reception hall, sitting room with bay window and fireplace, dining room opening to a sunroom, kitchen and adjoining utility room. A lower ground floor provides storage, a boiler room and a garden room with access outside. Three double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate WC occupy the first floor, with two further bedrooms and eaves storage on the second floor. The main bedroom has a Jack and Jill bathroom. The property also retains period features including cornicing, picture rails and an original built-in cupboard. Outside, the front driveway provides parking and leads to an extended detached garage with power. The rear garden is mainly lawn with shrubs and trees, and includes a heated swimming pool which has not been used for some time and requires treatment. There is also a lean-to greenhouse and storage beneath the sunroom. The garden adjoins a privately managed spinney shared with neighbouring owners. Corder Road is close to Christchurch Park, local schools and Ipswich town centre, with the station and A12/A14 within reach. The property is freehold, with mains water, drainage, gas and electricity connected.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This substantial Edwardian semi has plenty to work with: spacious reception rooms, period detailing, accommodation over four floors, and useful parking with an extended garage. The photographed interiors are generally usable but dated, making this a medium-scale modernisation project, with scope to refresh the finishes and update the kitchen and bathrooms. The garden, private spinney access and pool add a distinctive outdoor dimension, though the pool needs treatment.

At £525,000, the value comparison is incomplete: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The 54/100 D grade reflects that uncertainty rather than a finding that the price is poor; the fundamentals and location score well, but the overall opportunity remains difficult to assess without usable area data.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated decoration and finishes while retaining the period detailing and character of the reception rooms.
  • Modernise the older kitchen and two photographed bathrooms to create a more contemporary feel.
  • Improve the garden setting and treat the unused pool; the driveway, extended garage and private spinney access add useful appeal.

Key risks

  • The pool is stated to have been unused and requires treatment, and the paving shows weathering.
  • Floor area is unavailable, so value against local £/sqf and the overall purchase economics cannot yet be assessed.

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Location

Corder Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Westerfield Rail Station

    0.9 miles

    Train · Westerfield

  • Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station

    1.4 miles

    Train · Copleston

  • Ipswich Rail Station

    1.5 miles

    Train · Ipswich

  • Woodbridge Rail Station

    6.7 miles

    Train · Woodbridge

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,941
Based on a loan of £356,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-20.8% since listed
£475,000£50,000(-9.5%)
29/10/2026
Current price
£525,000£25,000(-4.5%)
09/10/2026
£550,000£50,000(-8.3%)
03/09/2026
£600,000Initial listing
31/01/2026

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