51a, Queens Way, Ipswich, IP3 9EX
About 51a
51a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP3 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 264.5% above the 1998 sale of £31,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 20 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
51a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
51a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£31,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 1998Most recent
£31,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 9EX: £90,000 (2023–2010).
Versus other Queens Way homes
Price per m² for 51a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£689
Street avg £1,407
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Nansen Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB