1 Hill House Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3
- Land size
- 0.2 acres
Description
Description
The site comprises two detached industrial buildings and a self-contained kitchen & W/Cs. The site sits on a relatively flat piece of land and has fenced and brick wall borders. The main building comprises two floors, ground floor providing a workshop and the first floor for storage. The second building comprises ground floor workshop, first floor workshop/storage, with ancillary accommodation, which includes offices. There is an additional workshop attached to Unit Two, which can be accessed via its own personnel entry door. Externally, there is a hard-surfaced area providing car parking and space for loading and unloading.
Situation
The property is located on Hill House Road a cul-de-sac, off the through-road Back Hamlet, and backing on to Alexandra Park. Its location is predominantly residential and is approximately one mile from Ipswich Town Centre.
Accommodation
Main Building
Ground Floor: 305.92 sq m (3,293 sq ft)
First Floor: 268.61 sq m (2,891 sq ft)
Unit 2
Ground Floor: 98.90 sq m (1,065 sq ft)
First Floor: 86.44 sq m (930 sq ft)
Lean to/GF Workshop: 50.80 sq m (547 sq ft)
Kitchen/WC: Block Not measured
Total GIA 810.66 sq m (8,726 sq ft)
Location
Ipswich is the administrative and county town of Suffolk, with a resident population of approximately 130,000 and a retail catchment population of around 300,000. The town is situated on the River Orwell, approximately 70 miles northeast of central London, 55 miles southeast of Cambridge, 43 miles south of Norwich, and 18 miles northeast of Colchester. Key road connections include the A12, which links to the A14, providing a primary route from the Port of Felixstowe (9 miles to the southeast) to the East Midlands.
Business Rates
Rateable Value (1 April 2023): £24,250. All enquiries to Ipswich Borough Council.
Planning
We understand that planning consent is in place for the current industrial use. All enquiries to Ipswich Borough Council.
Service Charge
We understand that mains electricity and water are connected to the property. NB: None of the services have been tested and it is the responsibility of the proposed purchaser to satisfy themselves as to their operation/condition, including IT and telecommunications links.
EPC
To be confirmed.
VAT
VAT status to be confirmed.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-01
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Private Parking
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery419 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 404
- Type
- Community school
- St Helen's Primary School486 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich868 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich945 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 413
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Rose Hill Primary972 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 259
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Copleston High School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,930
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy1.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 811
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Northgate High School1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,750
- Type
- Community school
- St Alban's Catholic High School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 967
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ipswich Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Penn Commercial, Ipswich
Suite C, Orwell House, The Strand Wherstead Ipswich IP2 8NJ
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