15 Benacre Road, Ipswich, IP3 9LE
About 15 Benacre Road
15 Benacre Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 995 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £233,000.
Energy performance
15 Benacre Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
15 Benacre Road 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
15 Benacre Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£233,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2020Most recent
£233,000
+64.1%over 9 years10 December 2010
£142,000
+222.7%over 15 years12 April 1995
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 9LE: £261,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Benacre Road homes
EPC Rating for 15 Benacre Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,522
Street avg £2,239
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Queens Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







