Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8

Offered for sale with no onward chain is this unique opportunity to acquire a former Victorian house with modern extension currently used as office premises. There is excellent scope for alternative business and residential uses.

The property is shown edged red on the site plan for identification purposes only and comprises an elegant former Victorian house which has been sympathetically adapted and extended to provide a combination of cellular and open-plan offices. The original building is understood to date from the 19th century and is constructed of gault brick elevations beneath a slate-tiled roof. Period features include bay windows to the front elevation, a timber-framed porch and balcony detail, fascia boards which give the building an established and elegant appearance.

A modern 1½-storey office extension was constructed to the rear in 2005, of brickwork elevations beneath a pitched tiled roof.

The original building is arranged around a central staircase, with a series of well-proportioned offices across the ground and first floors. The rear extension provides flexible office accommodation, including a kitchen/staff room, meeting space, and equipment/archive storage.

The property is served by a combination of gas fired central heating to radiators and underfloor heating and is fitted with surface-mounted LED and fluorescent lighting.

A detached building to the rear of the offices provides a store and shower facilities.
The property sits within landscaped grounds incorporating a number of mature trees. The gravelled driveway and courtyard provide parking for at least 15 vehicles, with two EV charging points and ramped access is provided to the side of the property.

ACCOMMODATION
Approximate Net Internal Floor Areas]
Original Building
» Ground Floor:
3 offices, server /print rooms, cupboard 701 sq ft [65.13 sq m]
» First Floor:
4 offices, WC facilities 655 sq ft [60.84 sq m]
» Link:
WC facilities - -
Extension
» Ground Floor:
3 offices, fitted kitchen, equipment store,
cupboard 1,192 sq ft [110.78 sq m]
» First Floor:
Meeting Room & File Storage 503 sq ft [46.73 sq m]
» TOTAL Net Internal Floor Area: 3,051 sq ft [283.48 sq m]
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Areas
» Ground Floor: 2,547 sq ft [236.62 sq m]
» First Floors: 935 sq ft [86.82 sq m]
» External Stores & Showers: 241 sq ft [22.34 sq m]
» TOTAL Gross Internal Floor Area: 3,723 sq ft [345.78 sq m]


Location

Copdock is a small village adjoining the A12 to the south west of the Suffolk county town of Ipswich. The A12 and the nearby A14 dual carriageways provide excellent road communications with London, Felixstowe and the national motorway network. The property is located on Old London Road (Roman Road), approximately one minute from the A12 (see location plan)

Capel St. Mary lies approx. 1.3 miles to the south, whilst Ipswich is approximately 5 miles to the north east, Colchester 13 miles to the south, and Felixstowe 16 miles to the east. The nearest mainline railway station is Ipswich providing direct services to Colchester, Norwich, and London Liverpool Street with journey times of 19 min, 40 min and 1 hour 6 minutes respectively.

Directions

Please use a Sat Nav with the postcode IP8 3JH

Important Information

SERVICES
We understand that the property is connected to mains electricity, gas, water and private drainage.
The property also benefits from a roof-mounted solar panel installation.
We have not tested any of the services and all interested parties should rely upon their own enquiries with the relevant utility companies in connection with the availability and capacity of all services serving the property, including IT and telecommunications.

BUSINESS RATES
The property is assessed as follows;
Rateable Value £33,250 Rates Payable (2026/27) £14,364 per annum
Rates Payable are based upon the current UBR for 2026/27 of £0.432. All interested parties should make their own enquires with the local rating authority in order to verify their rates liability.

PLANNING
The property is currently occupied as offices although it is also considered suitable for a variety of alternative Class E uses, including other business, educational, and medical/health services etc. Prior approval was granted on 14 October 2025 for the conversion of the property to provide two 1-bedroom apartments and four 2-bedroom apartments (ref. DC/25/01297), demonstrating the property’s potential for conversion to either pure residential use or a combination of residential and ongoing commercial uses.
All interested parties should make their own enquiries with the Local Planning Authority to establish any requirements for alternative planning permission for their proposed use.