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Buying at IP5 1LA

Before you offer on a home at IP5 1LA: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £300k. In Kesgrave West & Rushmere.

4 clear£300k typical on Penryn Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Note
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Busy road: A1214, 960 m awayAbout 19,962 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 41 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£300ktypical sale on Penryn Road, last 10 years

£3,750typical price per m² in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

£2,370–£4,990per m² for homes at IP5 1LA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,750 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £338k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

Kesgrave West & Rushmere

+43% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	104	£405k	£245k – £787k
Semi-detached	66	£315k	£219k – £575k
Terraced	35	£250k	£168k – £375k
Flat	17	£205k	£138k – £350k

Standard sales in Kesgrave West & Rushmere. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Penryn Road in the last two years

222sales in Kesgrave West & Rushmere in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at IP5 1LA

Home	Last sold	Floor area
6, Penryn RoadDetached	£317,500, Jun 2020	68 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Penryn RoadSemi-detached	£290,000, Sept 2023	59 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Penryn RoadDetached	£81,000, Aug 1998	100 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Penryn RoadDetached	£315,000, Mar 2025	133 m²	Buyer's report →
19, Penryn RoadDetached	£394,000, Jul 2026	79 m²	Buyer's report →
21, Penryn RoadDetached	£150,000, Aug 2003	–	Buyer's report →
27, Penryn RoadSemi-detached	£300,000, Dec 2025	88 m²	Buyer's report →
29, Penryn RoadSemi-detached	£155,000, Jun 2005	–	Buyer's report →
31, Penryn RoadSemi-detached	£202,000, Nov 2015	65 m²	Buyer's report →
33, Penryn RoadSemi-detached

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Buying at IP5 1LA

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £300k. In Kesgrave West & Rushmere.

4 clear£300k typical on Penryn Road

Before you make an offer

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Busy road: A1214, 960 m awayAbout 19,962 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 41 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£300ktypical sale on Penryn Road, last 10 years

£3,750typical price per m² in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

£2,370–£4,990per m² for homes at IP5 1LA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,750 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £338k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Kesgrave West & Rushmere, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£223k	£201k	£720 a month	3.9%
2 beds	£264k	£236k	£850 a month	3.9%
3 beds	£338k	£302k	£1,020 a month	3.6%
4+ beds	£458k	£395k	£1,370 a month	3.6%
All homes	£330k	£275k	£900 a month	3.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places