1 Matson Road, Ipswich, IP1 4ET
About 1 Matson Road
1 Matson Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 241.2% above the 2002 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 Matson Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Matson Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 February 2002Most recent
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 4ET: £105,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Matson Road homes
1 Matson Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,214
Street avg £1,971
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.3 km
Springfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Springfield Junior School. 22 schools nearby.
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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
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB