Reading Road, Ipswich

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP4 4NR, IP4 4NP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£226,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£228,155
31 sales
Price range
£135k – £365k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
IP4 4NP

At a glance

House prices£227k average24% below the Ipswich average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station16 min walkDerby Road (Ipswich) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

31 property sales on Reading Road, Ipswich have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £226,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £223,659. Average sale prices rose from £182,433 in 2016 to £226,500 in 2026 (+24%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 24% below the Ipswich average of £296,956 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Reading Road compared

Reading Road£226,500
IP4 postcode area£289,995
Ipswich£296,956
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all IP4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £182,433 (3 sales)2016£182k2017: £264,498 (3 sales)2017£264k2018: £205,000 (3 sales)2018£205k2019: £202,500 (2 sales)2019£203k2020: £200,000 (2 sales)2020£200k2021: £176,500 (2 sales)2021£177k2022: £236,500 (3 sales)2022£237k2023: £247,300 (5 sales)2023£247k2024: £268,000 (5 sales)2024£268k2025: £220,000 (1 sales)2025£220k2026: £226,500 (2 sales)2026£227k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached27£223,65931 Jul 2026
Detached2£309,99817 Jul 2024
Terraced2£207,0009 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Reading Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Reading Road IP4 4NP 31 Jul 2026£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Reading Road IP4 4NR 22 Jun 2026£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Reading Road IP4 4NR 19 Dec 2025£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Reading Road IP4 4NR 27 Jun 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Reading Road IP4 4NP 24 Mar 2025£245,000 OtherFreehold
72, Reading Road IP4 4NR 24 Oct 2024£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Reading Road IP4 4NP 9 Aug 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Reading Road IP4 4NP 5 Aug 2024£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Reading Road IP4 4NR 17 Jul 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Reading Road IP4 4NR 11 Apr 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Reading Road IP4 4NP 21 Dec 2023£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Reading Road IP4 4NR 26 Jul 2023£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Reading Road IP4 4NP 9 Jun 2023£229,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Reading Road IP4 4NR 31 May 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Reading Road IP4 4NR 20 Mar 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Reading Road IP4 4NP 3 Feb 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Reading Road IP4 4NP 16 Dec 2022£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Reading Road IP4 4NR 21 Oct 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Reading Road IP4 4NP 1 Aug 2022£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Reading Road IP4 4NP 26 Nov 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Reading Road IP4 4NP 27 Aug 2021£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Reading Road IP4 4NR 26 Aug 2021£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Reading Road IP4 4NP 30 Jun 2021£126,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Reading Road IP4 4NR 25 Sep 2020£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Reading Road IP4 4NP 20 Mar 2020£185,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Reading Road IP4 4NP 6 Dec 2019£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Reading Road IP4 4NR 20 Aug 2019£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Reading Road IP4 4NR 21 Dec 2018£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Reading Road IP4 4NR 16 Oct 2018£150,000 OtherFreehold
62, Reading Road IP4 4NR 7 Mar 2018£177,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Reading Road IP4 4NR 7 Mar 2018£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Reading Road IP4 4NP 22 Sep 2017£196,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Reading Road IP4 4NR 8 Sep 2017£269,995 DetachedFreehold
74, Reading Road IP4 4NR 31 Aug 2017£327,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Reading Road IP4 4NP 25 Nov 2016£168,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Reading Road IP4 4NP 30 Aug 2016£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Reading Road IP4 4NP 25 Jul 2016£192,500 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
21, Reading Road £196,000 (Sep 2017) → £195,000 (Aug 2024) → £230,000 (Jul 2026) +17%
over 9 yrs
52, Reading Road £153,000 (Dec 2018) → £215,000 (Sep 2020) → £223,000 (Jun 2026) +46%
over 8 yrs
6, Reading Road £227,500 (Dec 2023) → £245,000 (Mar 2025) +8%
over 1 yr
72, Reading Road £285,000 (Mar 2018) → £345,000 (Oct 2024) +21%
over 7 yrs
42, Reading Road £186,000 (Aug 2016) → £240,000 (Aug 2024) +29%
over 8 yrs
78, Reading Road £269,995 (Sep 2017) → £350,000 (Jul 2024) +30%
over 7 yrs
62, Reading Road £177,000 (Mar 2018) → £210,000 (Apr 2024) +19%
over 6 yrs
74, Reading Road £327,500 (Aug 2017) → £365,000 (Jul 2023) +11%
over 6 yrs
31, Reading Road £185,000 (Dec 2019) → £242,000 (Dec 2022) +31%
over 3 yrs
17, Reading Road £126,500 (Jun 2021) → £135,000 (Nov 2021) +7%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Reading Road

Crime

160 crimes were reported within about a mile of Reading Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences77
Anti-social behaviour23
Other theft16
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order9
Shoplifting7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Reading Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Reading Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Parkside Academy 5 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 212 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Sidegate Primary School 649 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Alban's Catholic High School 967 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Britannia Primary School and Nursery 637 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Copleston High School 1,930 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery 404 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Derby Road (Ipswich) station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Westerfield station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Ipswich station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Howard Street (opp, Woodbridge Road) 1 min walk
  • Woodbridge Road (adj, Howard Street) 1 min walk
  • Woodbridge Road (opp, Howard Street) 1 min walk
  • Howard Street (adj, Woodbridge Road) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Two Rivers Medical Centre
    30 Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich · 0.3 mi
  • The Derby Road Practice
    52 Derby Road, Ipswich · 0.9 mi
  • Felixstowe Road Medical Practice
    235 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich · 1.0 mi
  • Essex University Partnership Nhs Trust
    70-74 St. Helens Street, Ipswich · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.8%62.5%
Private rented23.6%20.3%
Social rented2.6%17.1%
Households538

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.7%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,391

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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