55a, Queens Way, Ipswich, IP3 9EX
About 55a
55a is a mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP3 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 6th 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (27 versus a best of 80).
Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 48 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 101.4% above the 2000 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
55a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
55a 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
55a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2000Most recent
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 9EX: £90,000 (2023–2010).
Versus other Queens Way homes
EPC Rating for 55a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £1,333
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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