What type of property is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY last sold for £307,500 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £166,000 in November 2012, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2012 and June 2021, 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY rose from £166,000 to £307,500, a change of £141,500. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

The current EPC rating for 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 3BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY located?

1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

Police records around 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (218% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

The closest primary school to 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY is Sidegate Primary School (664m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northgate High School (222m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY?

The closest bus stop to 1 Ely Road, IP4 3BY is Baptist Church, 174m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Ely Road, Ipswich, IP4 3BY

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Ely Road

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

1 Ely Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £307,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes
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.

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 01 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ely Road, Ipswich, IP4 3BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Ely Road, Ipswich, IP4 3BY

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Mar 2016
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey rear/side extension and alteration of garage roof from flat to pitched.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
16/00157/FUL
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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

£347,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£307,500

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2021Most recent
£307,500
+85.2%over 8 years
14 November 2012
£166,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 3BY: £325,000 (2021–2017).

Nearby sales in IP4 3BY

On the street

Versus other Ely Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Ely Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,796

Street avg £2,734

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Ipswich report

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

0.2 km

Baptist Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Northgate High School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 3BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 3BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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