Flat 8, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
About Flat 8
Flat 8 is a detached house in Ipswich (IP4 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft). At 69 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (34–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £128,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Flat 8 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Flat 8 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.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£128,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1BX: £130,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in IP4 1BX
Flat 6, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
Sold Nov 2024
£130,000Flat 11, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
Sold Jul 2024
£127,500Flat 13, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
Sold Jun 2023
£125,000Flat 9, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
Sold Sept 2021
£155,000Flat 4, 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BX
Sold Sept 2021
£120,000
Versus other Foundation Street homes
On price per m², Flat 8 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,855
Street avg £2,687
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 4 years
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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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB







