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Get started42 Old Ipswich Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Claydon, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2024 for £225,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
42 Old Ipswich Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 9 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 9 years.
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On years held, 42 Old Ipswich Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,358
Street avg £2,290
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Crown — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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7 October 2024Most recent
£225,000
+14.8%over 6 years22 August 2018
£196,000
+33.3%over 2 years11 March 2016
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP6 0AB: £415,000 (2020–2016).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
IP6 0EB
Closest school
0.4 km
Claydon High School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.2dB