What kind of home is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX?

5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX sell for?

5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX last sold for £162,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX?

The current EPC rating for 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in April 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX?

5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP1 1EX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX use?

The latest EPC at 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX in?

5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP1 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX in a safe area?

Police records around 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX show an average of 16 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (119% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX?

The closest primary school to 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX is St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (325m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (982m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX?

The closest bus stop to 5a, Arcade Street, IP1 1EX is Museum Street, 89m away. The nearest bus option is Tower Ramparts Bus Station, 337m away.

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5a, Arcade Street, Ipswich, IP1 1EX

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor ground floor

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 1EX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft). At 81 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2021 for £162,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, Arcade Street, Ipswich, IP1 1EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£169,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£162,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 May 2021Most recent
£162,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 1EX: £140,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in IP1 1EX

On the street

Versus other Arcade Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £2,208

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 4 years

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.

Full Ipswich report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

16/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Museum Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 32 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP1 1EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP1 1EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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