Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
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Estimated value
£120,000
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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£120,000
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The estimate for Flat 5 is modelled from its 21 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP1 2HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
21 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2018
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006
Recent sales in IP1 2HT
5 sales, median £140,000 (2026–2018)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Flat 5 has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
27 February 2006Most recent
£57,000
+256.3%over 6 years15 July 1999
£16,000
+27.5%12 March 1999
£12,550
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 2HT: £140,000 (2026–2018).
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Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 21 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 110.5% above the 2006 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 April 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
1 application on record at Flat 5, 8 Dalton Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HT
Insertion of single covered vents on front and side elevations.
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Price per m² for Flat 5 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,714
Street avg £2,100
Floor Area
21 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Crime
332/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alderman Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 32 schools nearby.
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