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Wallace Road, Ipswich

East of England

£180,000

Listed on 03/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house on the north-western side of Ipswich offers a layout with separate lounge and dining rooms, a kitchen, and three first-floor bedrooms. The property is described as requiring modernisation and updating throughout, providing scope for a buyer to refresh the existing accommodation to their requirements. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, front lounge and rear dining room, with the kitchen positioned at the back of the house. Upstairs are a main bedroom, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The rear garden is fully enclosed. The listing also notes access to Ipswich town centre, local amenities, schools and parks, as well as the A12, A14 and rail services from Ipswich station, including direct trains to London Liverpool Street.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This three-bedroom semi offers a clear, medium-scale improvement project: the separate lounge and dining room give the ground floor useful flexibility, while worn boards and patchy finishes across several rooms create scope to refresh the interiors. The dated kitchen and bathroom, plus the enclosed rear garden’s paved, weedy finish, offer further opportunities to tailor the house. The exterior views look generally intact, with no obvious major roof failure or structural movement.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the worn flooring and patchy finishes across several interior rooms.
  • Update the dated kitchen and bathroom to suit a buyer’s preferred style.
  • Improve the enclosed rear garden by tackling weeds and reworking the paved or concreted areas.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Wallace Road, Ipswich
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Ipswich Rail Station

    1.5 miles

    Train · Ipswich

  • Westerfield Rail Station

    1.9 miles

    Train · Westerfield

  • Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station

    2.8 miles

    Train · Copleston

  • Needham Market Rail Station

    6.5 miles

    Train · Needham Market

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£680
Based on a loan of £135,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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