What kind of home is Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN last change hands?

Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN last sold for £122,500 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £133,000 in September 2017, so prices have been falling over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2017 and April 2022, Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN fell from £133,000 to £122,500, a change of £10,500. That works out to roughly -1.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

The current EPC rating for Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 109% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 1BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN use?

The latest EPC at Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN in?

Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

Police records around Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN 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 Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

The closest primary school to Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN is St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (659m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Suffolk New College (548m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN?

The closest bus stop to Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, IP4 1BN is Blackfriars Court, 127m away. The nearest bus option is Old Cattle Market Bus Station, 170m away.

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Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Flat 5

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

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.

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

Bedrooms1

Outside

OutbuildingsYes

Building

LiftYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Flat 5 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate

Mar 2017

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 March 2027

5 months remaining

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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 72 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£117,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£122,500

Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

28 April 2022Most recent
£122,500
-7.9%over 4 years
26 September 2017
£133,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1BN: £130,000 (2026–2021).

Nearby sales in IP4 1BN

On the street

Versus other Foundation Street homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Flat 5 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,552

Street avg £10,496

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Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 36 m²

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Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Blackfriars Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Suffolk New College. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 1BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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