2 Grove Cottages, Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 2RS
About 2 Grove Cottages
2 Grove Cottages is a two-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 30.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
2 Grove Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Grove Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 2 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2016Most recent
£190,000
+26.7%over 1 year19 February 2014
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2RS: £180,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Spring Road homes
2 Grove Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,836
Street avg £1,690
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Nottidge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB