What type of property is 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB last sold for £219,500 in August 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £88,000 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and August 2006, 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB rose from £88,000 to £219,500, a change of £131,500. That works out to roughly +8.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (1,335 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 8RB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB located?

17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

Police records around 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

The closest primary school to 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.2km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB?

The closest bus stop to 17 Woodrush Road, IP3 8RB is Sainsbury's Car Park, 145m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Woodrush Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8RB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

124 m²

1335 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Woodrush Road

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

17 Woodrush Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 71.8% above the 2006 sale of £219,500. At 124 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 23 EPCs).

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
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Woodrush Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Woodrush Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications 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.

17 Woodrush Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£219,500

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

28 August 2006Most recent
£219,500
+164.6%over 9 years
23 June 1997
£82,950
-5.7%over 1 year
24 August 1995
£88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8RB: £356,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in IP3 8RB

On the street

Versus other Woodrush Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Woodrush Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,770

Street avg £2,844

Strongly below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

£388k

1 Berry Close, Purdis Farm

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4 bed2 bath

£398k

1 Blackheath Avenue

IP3 8XP

4 bed2 bath

£350k

1 Dogwood Close, Purdis Farm

IP3 8UL

4 bed

£427k

1 Acacia Close, Purdis Farm

IP3 8XB

4 bed2 bath

£281k

1 Celestion Drive

IP3 8GF

4 bed

£507k

1 Belgrove Place, Ribbans Park Road

IP3 8XH

4 bed3 bath

£302k

1 Dover Road

IP3 8JQ

3 bed

£257k

1 Broke Hall Gardens

IP3 8RA

3 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sainsbury's Car Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Ravenswood Community Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP3 8RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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