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Flat 5, 1 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SS

4 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 5

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

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. A recent sale: £305,000 in April 2025. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Jun 2014
EPC improved fromE41toC73
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor MaisonetteEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 1 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 applications on record at Flat 5, 1 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SS

0decisions1extensions18documents2nearby
  1. May 2017
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single-storey side extension.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    17/00307/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AmendmentDecision
  4. AmendmentDecision

+ 2 more applications in the report

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  • The 18 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Flat 5 has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£305,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 April 2025Most recent

    £305,000

  2. 9 November 2021

    £305,000

    +74.3%over 5 years

  3. 23 August 2016

    £175,000

    +169.2%over 16 years

  4. 31 August 1999

    £65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 3SS: £260,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other Park Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Flat 5 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,813

Street avg £3,948

Above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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

0.2 km

Elsmere Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP1 3SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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