16 Kirby Street, Ipswich, IP4 4PZ
About 16 Kirby Street
16 Kirby Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP4 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £208,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
16 Kirby Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
16 Kirby Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 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.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£208,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 December 2021Most recent
£208,000
+67.1%over 8 years30 July 2013
£124,500
+11.2%over 9 years7 April 2004
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 4PZ: £235,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Kirby Street homes
16 Kirby Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,286
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Crabbe Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. 19 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







