7 Wellesley Road, Ipswich, IP4 1PP
About 7 Wellesley Road
7 Wellesley Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 1PP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 68 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in October 2020.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 Wellesley Road 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.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£165,000
+28.4%over 5 years5 May 2015
£128,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 1PP: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IP4 1PP
Versus other Wellesley Road homes
7 Wellesley Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,426
Street avg £2,878
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wellesley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery. 25 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
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







