44 Emlen Street, Ipswich, IP1 2HR
About 44 Emlen Street
44 Emlen Street is a detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 36.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2024 for £175,000.
Energy performance
44 Emlen Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 44 Emlen Street, Ipswich, IP1 2HR
1 live now- Nov 2024SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Sub-division of single dwelling into 2 no. dwellings, with erection of two-storey rear extension and associated external alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00514/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2025Decision
- ConditionsJan 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
44 Emlen Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2024Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 2HR: £138,000 (2024–2016).
Versus other Emlen Street homes
Floor Area for 44 Emlen Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,750
Street avg £1,955
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.3 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
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB







