23 Castle Road, Ipswich, IP1 5DY
About 23 Castle Road
23 Castle Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 71 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 22.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £195,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
23 Castle Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
23 Castle 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.
Sales history & valuation
23 Castle Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2023Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 5DY: £240,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Castle Road homes
On epc rating, 23 Castle Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,746
Street avg £2,285
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
Castle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Westbourne Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB