36 Bernard Crescent, Ipswich, IP3 9LJ
About 36 Bernard Crescent
36 Bernard Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 46.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £146,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
36 Bernard Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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
36 Bernard Crescent 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£146,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2022Most recent
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 9LJ: £260,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IP3 9LJ
Versus other Bernard Crescent homes
On epc rating, 36 Bernard Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,147
Street avg £2,279
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 km
Nacton Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy. 20 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
38.3dB







