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Eccles Road, Ipswich IP2

East of England

£300,000

Listed on 05/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached Bungalow

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached bungalow offers flexible three- or four-bedroom accommodation, including a rear extension that provides a larger principal bedroom and a further room that could be used as a bedroom or office. The entrance lobby opens into an L-shaped lounge and dining area, with a separate kitchen and an inner hall leading to three further bedrooms, a cloakroom and a shower room. The fourth bedroom or office connects with a conservatory and utility area, which has a sink, worktop and plumbing for a washing machine. Outside, the front is mainly block paved and provides off-road parking alongside a garage. The rear garden includes an artificial-turf area, planted borders, a shed and a timber summer house, with additional space beside the garage. The property is presented as a modernisation project, with scope for a purchaser to update the accommodation to suit their needs. The property is in Pinewood, south-west of Ipswich, with local shops, supermarkets, schools, medical services and bus routes nearby. The A12 and A14, Copdock Interchange, Suffolk One and Tesco Superstore are also accessible from the area.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

55out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a spacious detached bungalow with a flexible three/four-bedroom layout, a large driveway, garage and usable rear garden. The visible rooms are clean and functional, with dated finishes offering a manageable modernisation canvas: the lounge/diner has parquet flooring and a fireplace, while the kitchen and shower room could be refreshed to suit a new owner. The renovation range is £6,000–£15,000, with garden improvements also possible but not clearly essential.

The score is 55/100, Grade D: the bungalow layout, space and location provide positives, but the overall opportunity is limited rather than compelling. Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the purchase-plus-renovation midpoint is £310,500, but without floor area or a stated resale value the residual value is also unclear.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated interior finishes while retaining the spacious lounge/diner’s parquet floor and fireplace.
  • Make use of the flexible three/four-bedroom layout, including the fourth room’s potential as an office.
  • The large driveway, garage and usable garden offer practical outdoor and storage space, with scope to tidy selected paving and borders.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Eccles Road, Ipswich IP2
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,133
Based on a loan of £225,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-7.7% since listed
£300,000£25,000(-7.7%)
27/09/2026
Current price
£325,000Initial listing
10/09/2026

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