What kind of home is 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW last sold for £185,400 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in December 2014. It has dropped from a D recorded in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 74 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP1 3NW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW use?

The latest EPC at 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW in?

23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP1 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW show an average of 16 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (119% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

The closest primary school to 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW is St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (330m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (1.4km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW?

The closest bus stop to 23 Cecil Road, IP1 3NW is Berners Street, 136m away. The nearest bus option is Tower Ramparts Bus Station, 546m away.

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23 Cecil Road, Ipswich, IP1 3NW

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Cecil Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Cecil Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £185,400. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Cecil Road 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 05 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2014

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2014from Nov 2012

EPC improved fromD61toE44

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

70%20%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Cecil Road, Ipswich, IP1 3NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Cecil Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£214,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£185,400

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 April 2021Most recent
£185,400

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3NW: £252,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in IP1 3NW

On the street

Versus other Cecil Road homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Cecil Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,505

Street avg £2,143

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.

Full Ipswich report

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

Berners Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP1 3NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP1 3NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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