4 Matson Road, Ipswich, IP1 4ET
About 4 Matson Road
4 Matson Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 61.1% above the 2025 sale of £113,000. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £113,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 4 Matson Road, Ipswich, IP1 4ET
1 live now- Jul 2025DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing detached garage; severance of residential curtilage; and erection of 1no. 1 bed dwellinghouse with 1no. parking space, and including boundary treatments, with shared access with donor dwelling no.4 Matson Road
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00209/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
4 Matson Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2025Most recent
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 4ET: £80,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Matson Road homes
4 Matson Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,687
Street avg £1,834
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







