38 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1RJ
About 38 Princes Street
38 Princes Street is a mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 43 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 38 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1RJ
1 live now- Aug 2005FullOutcome in report
Change of use from B1 offices to health club/gymnasium (Use Class D2).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00612/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseMay 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
38 Princes Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 1RJ: £77,500 (2022–2002).
Nearby sales in IP1 1RJ
Versus other Princes Street homes
Floor Area for 38 Princes Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
Willis Building — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB







