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Residential Development Site, Dock Street, Ipswich

Land size
0.25 acres

Key Features

  • Residential development site
  • Prior consent for 8 flats plus an 'executive residence'
  • Sought after Ipswich waterfront location
  • Approximately 0.25 acres
  • Convenient for town centre and railways station (about 0.5 miles)
  • Current consent for individual detached house
  • Scope for variations
  • Contamination and archeological reports obtained
  • Unconditional offers invited for the freehold
  • Further information on request

Description

A waterside residential development site extending to approximately 0.25 acres in the sought after Waterfront area close to the town centre. The current planning consent is for a substantial individual detached dwelling but it is considered that the site is ripe for a variety of alternative schemes including a block of flats. Planning Ref: 19/00173/FUL (now lapsed) provided for the erection of nine residential units (8 flats and 1 'executive residence') plus associated car parking and cycle storage. Offers are invited for the freehold interest. Please note that the site is now clear and that archeological digs and contamination reports obtained.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-01

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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
Gated 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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Hillside Primary School676 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    402
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Helen's Primary School981 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich993 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich998 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Halifax Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    409
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy0.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    811
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chantry Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,006
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Copleston High School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,930
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northgate High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,750
    Type
    Community school
  • Ipswich Academy2 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

Co-op Vernon Street Foodstore, Ipswich249 metres
Sainsburys Ipswich, Ipswich540 metres
Tesco Ipswich Tavern Street Express, Ipswich699 metres

GP surgery

Essex University Partnership Nhs Trust815 metres

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Pharmacy661 metres

Hospital

St Clements Hospital1.6 miles

Green space

Play Space111 metres

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

Ipswich Rail Station736 metres

Nearest bus stop

Old Bell59 metres

Typical drive times

Ipswich4 min · 1.1 miles
Kesgrave13 min · 4.7 miles
Felixstowe20 min · 14 miles
Needham Market18 min · 9.8 miles
Colchester (city)29 min · 20 miles

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

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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