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The Drift, IP4

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£265,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£4,270
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
7
Distinct homes
6
Price range
£92,500£380,000
Sales recorded
2003 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Drift is a mix of semi-detached houses and detached houses. The median sale price is £265,000, about 6% above the typical IP4 sale. On floor area that works out near £4,270 per square metre, above the district's £2,898. Recent sales have tracked the wider IP4 trend. HM Land Registry records 7 sales across 6 homes since 2003 — homes here come up rarely.

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The Drift prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 7 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianIP4 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252003: £92,500 median · 1 sale2020: £175,000 median · 1 sale2023: £325,000 median · 2 sales2024: £263,750 median · 2 sales2025: £380,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the IP4 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Drift compares

The Drift against the IP4 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Colchester Road£336k · 70
Rushmere Road£295k · 57
Brunswick Road£278k · 68
The Drift£265k · 7*
Key Street£248k · 130
Woodbridge Road£225k · 146
Cemetery Road£197k · 57
Meridian Rise£190k · 75
Spring Road£186k · 116

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£265,000
median · all recorded sales
IP4 district
£250,000
median · last 8 years · street +6%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Drift's £265,000 median sits about 6% above IP4's £250,000; on floor space it runs £4,270/m² against the district's £2,898/m² (+47%).

Street and IP4 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Drift.

Semi-detached
£295,000
4 sales
Detached
£277,500
2 sales
Terraced
£92,500
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Drift

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
31 Mar 202519 · IP4 4BFDetached£380,000
18 Jun 20245 · IP4 4BFSemi-detached£262,500
24 May 20243 · IP4 4BFSemi-detached£265,000
13 Dec 20231 · IP4 4BFSemi-detached£325,000
20 Oct 20237 · IP4 4BFSemi-detached£325,000
1 Jun 2020Drift Villa · IP4 5NJDetached£175,000
18 Dec 2019Algood Construction · IP4 5NJnon-standardDetached£180,000
14 Nov 20143 · IP4 5NJnon-standardTerraced£88,500
13 Oct 20035 · IP4 5NJTerraced£92,500

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in IP4

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider IP4 area guide.

Woodbridge RoadSpring RoadCauldwell Hall RoadThe MillColchester RoadCemetery RoadBritannia RoadBrunswick RoadMeridian RiseRushmere RoadSt Marys RoadSidegate Lane
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.