16 Gibbons Street, Ipswich, IP1 2HL
About 16 Gibbons Street
16 Gibbons Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £148,500 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
16 Gibbons Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
16 Gibbons Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 5 years.
£148,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£148,500
+35.0%over 5 years25 August 2016
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 2HL: £152,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IP1 2HL
Versus other Gibbons Street homes
On price per m², 16 Gibbons Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,700
Street avg £1,796
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Dillwyn Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Handford Hall Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB