Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
About Flat 5
Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (83 versus a worst of 71). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 48 m² the property is well over the postcode median (23 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £122,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- LiftYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Flat 5 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Flat 5 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 5 years.
£122,500
Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£122,500
-7.9%over 4 years26 September 2017
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1BN: £190,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in IP4 1BN
Flat 6, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
Sold Jun 2023
£123,000Flat 9, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
Sold Oct 2022
£130,000Flat 10, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
Sold Sept 2022
£190,00064 70, Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
Sold Apr 2021
£425,000Maritime Court, 1, 58 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN
Sold Oct 2020
£1,524,712
Versus other Foundation Street homes
EPC Rating for Flat 5 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,552
Street avg £10,043
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.8 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
Blackfriars Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Suffolk New College. 28 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
57.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB







