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About 16 Shaftesbury Square
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Shaftesbury Square is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 53 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 18 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Shaftesbury Square, Ipswich, IP4 1NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullPending
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension plus internal alterations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Shaftesbury Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Shaftesbury Square homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 16 Shaftesbury Square lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.
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 County Hall — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 1NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
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