5 Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5RZ
About 5 Heath Road
5 Heath Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 112.5% above the 1999 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 5 Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5RZ
- Jan 2001Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from shop (class A1) to a Class A3 take away hot food shop for the sale of pizzas (first floor living accommodation to remain).
- Reference
- 00/01004/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullNov 2024Decision
- RenovationMar 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Heath Road has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 1999Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5RZ: £345,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Heath Road homes
EPC Rating for 5 Heath Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Heath Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Broke Hall Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB