40 Rendlesham Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LY
About 40 Rendlesham Road
40 Rendlesham Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold October 2021 for £158,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 10.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
40 Rendlesham Road 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
40 Rendlesham Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2021Most recent
£158,000
+26.4%over 5 years28 July 2016
£125,000
+17.9%over 9 years2 August 2006
£106,000
+79.7%over 4 years25 October 2001
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 2LY: £138,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP1 2LY
Versus other Rendlesham Road homes
40 Rendlesham Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,508
Street avg £1,710
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Wilberforce Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Handford Hall Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.0dB







