What kind of home is 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ sell for?

5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ last sold for £345,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £72,000 in May 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 1997 and March 2019, 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ rose from £72,000 to £345,000, a change of £273,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (1,711 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 64% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP1 3NZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ in?

5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP1 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

Police records around 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ 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 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

The closest primary school to 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ is St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (422m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (1.6km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Alpe Street, IP1 3NZ is Granville Street, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Alpe Street, Ipswich, IP1 3NZ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

159 m²

1711 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Alpe Street

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

5 Alpe Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 16.5% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £345,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

5 Alpe Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Alpe Street, Ipswich, IP1 3NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Alpe Street, Ipswich, IP1 3NZ

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Nov 2017
RenovationFull
Outcome in report
Replacement of three front windows.
New Windows
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
17/00911/FUL4
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Alpe Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£402,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£345,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2019Most recent
£345,000
+30.2%over 2 years
28 November 2016
£265,000
+268.1%over 19 years
21 May 1997
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3NZ: £292,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in IP1 3NZ

On the street

Versus other Alpe Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 5 Alpe Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,170

Street avg £2,486

On par

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

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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

Granville Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP1 3NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low

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Common questions

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