What kind of home is 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

What was the last sold price for 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP last sold for £163,000 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in July 2014, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

Across 2 sales between July 2014 and September 2019, 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP rose from £125,000 to £163,000, a change of £38,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

The current EPC rating for 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in December 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 98% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 1AP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP use?

The latest EPC at 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP in?

16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

Police records around 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP show an average of 185 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

The closest primary school to 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP is St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (542m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (619m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP?

The closest bus stop to 16a, Lower Brook Street, IP4 1AP is Old Cattle Market Bus Station, 54m away. The nearest bus option is Revolution, 86m away.

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16a, Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP

Listed building

Estimated value

£174,000

Since the 2019 sale (£163,000)+7%
Against IP4 1AP's recent median (£100,000)+74%

Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£174,000

Against its 2019 sale (£163,000)+7%
Against IP4 1AP's recent median (£100,000)+74%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16a is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP4 1AP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
109 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in IP4 1AP
5 sales, median £100,000 (2025–2021)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

19 September 2019Most recent
£163,000
+30.4%over 5 years
13 July 2014
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1AP: £100,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in IP4 1AP

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16a, Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 16a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ipswich (IP4 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 109 m² this is the 20th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2019 for £163,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2023

Current Certificate

Dec 2013

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 December 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16a, Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Lower Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 16a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,495

Street avg £1,988

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Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.

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Crime

185/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Old Cattle Market Bus Station — bus station.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 28 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichPrimary542m
Suffolk New College16 plus619m
St Helen's Primary SchoolPrimary690m
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, IpswichPrimary707m

Nearest stops

Old Cattle Market Bus StationBus station54m
RevolutionBus stop86m
Christ ChurchBus stop122m
Blackfriars CourtBus stop159m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,465 reports47%
Criminal Damage & Arson273 reports9%
Shoplifting271 reports9%
Other Theft230 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 1AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 1AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 16a is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP4 1AP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16a. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16a was lodged in December 2013 at band D and expired in December 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16a. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP4 1AP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 16a is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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