1 Kelvin Road, Ipswich, IP1 5EH
About 1 Kelvin Road
1 Kelvin Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 31% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
1 Kelvin Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Kelvin 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
1 Kelvin Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2017Most recent
£185,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP1 5EH: £290,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Kelvin Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Kelvin Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,728
Street avg £2,493
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Norbridge Social Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Springfield Junior School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB