2 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
About 2 Lower Brook Street
2 Lower Brook Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP4 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 14th 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, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 546.5% above the 1996 sale of £21,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 82.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
2 Lower Brook Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Lower Brook Street 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Lower Brook Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 1 year.
£21,500
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 May 1996Most recent
£21,500
+19.4%5 January 1996
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1AP: £110,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in IP4 1AP
Knapton House, 12 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
Sold Mar 2023
£570,000Flat 4, 6 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
Sold Oct 2021
£105,000Flat 8, 6 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
Sold Oct 2021
£105,000Flat 1, 6 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
Sold Oct 2021
£110,000Flat 7, 6 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AP
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£110,000
Versus other Lower Brook Street homes
Price per m² for 2 Lower Brook Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£358
Street avg £2,102
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.6dB