40a, Tacket Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BA
About 40a
40a is a mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP4 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 121 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 37.7% below the 2022 sale of £300,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
40a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
40a 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 40a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1BA: £165,000 (2022–2005).
Versus other Tacket Street homes
40a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Christ Church — bus stop.
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
57.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB