What kind of home is 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX last sold for £350,000 in September 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP4 5UX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX use?

The latest EPC at 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX in?

18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX sits in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP4 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

Police records around 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX 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 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

The closest primary school to 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX is Broke Hall Community Primary School (707m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Copleston High School (1.7km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX?

The closest bus stop to 18 Houghton Place, IP4 5UX is Bixley Lane, 55m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Houghton Place, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Houghton Place

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

18 Houghton Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5UX). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 112 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 19.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £350,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Houghton Place, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Houghton Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Houghton Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 September 2018Most recent
£350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 5UX: £305,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in IP4 5UX

On the street

Versus other Houghton Place homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 18 Houghton Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,125

Street avg £2,991

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Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£419k

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1 Clementine Gardens

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3 bed2 bath

£338k

1 3, Heath Road

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1 Cornwallis Terrace

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Chartwell Close

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£636k

1 Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew

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£766k

1 Brookhill Way, Rushmere St Andrew

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5 bed3 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ipswich district page.

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

Bixley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Broke Hall Community Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 5UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP4 5UX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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