What kind of home is 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ last sold for £275,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £145,000 in March 2019, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

Across 2 sales between March 2019 and January 2025, 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ rose from £145,000 to £275,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +11.6% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

The current EPC rating for 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ is F with a score of 33 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 4PZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ use?

The latest EPC at 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ in?

15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ sits in Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ 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.

What schools are near 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

The closest primary school to 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ is St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (371m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Copleston High School (876m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ?

The closest bus stop to 15 Kirby Street, IP4 4PZ is Crabbe Street, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Kirby Street, Ipswich, IP4 4PZ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 33

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Kirby Street

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

15 Kirby Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 62 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £275,000. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 175.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas
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.

15 Kirby Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F33

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Kirby Street, Ipswich, IP4 4PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 15 Kirby Street, Ipswich, IP4 4PZ

0decisions1extensions5documents12nearby

Aug 2019
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
19/00606/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.

Latest sale on 15 Kirby Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£275,000

Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

29 January 2025Most recent
£275,000
+89.7%over 5 years
29 March 2019
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 4PZ: £235,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in IP4 4PZ

On the street

Versus other Kirby Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Kirby Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,435

Street avg £2,162

Strongly above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 4.0 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

0.1 km

Crabbe Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 4PZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 4PZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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