What kind of home is 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE last change hands?

17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE last sold for £495,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and September 2020, 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE rose from £95,000 to £495,000, a change of £400,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (1,927 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 8RE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE use?

The latest EPC at 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE in?

17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE 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.

What schools are near 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

The closest primary school to 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.4km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (1.9km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE?

The closest bus stop to 17 Foxglove Crescent, IP3 8RE is Foxglove Crescent, 114m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Foxglove Crescent, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8RE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

179 m²

1927 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Foxglove Crescent

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

17 Foxglove Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8RE). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 12.5% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £495,000 in September 2020.

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
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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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

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Foxglove Crescent, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Foxglove Crescent 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.

Latest sale on 17 Foxglove Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£557,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£495,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

2 September 2020Most recent
£495,000
+98.0%over 17 years
28 November 2002
£250,000
+163.2%over 6 years
4 July 1996
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8RE: £335,900 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in IP3 8RE

On the street

Versus other Foxglove Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Foxglove Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,765

Street avg £2,977

Below

Floor Area

179 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 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.

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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.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Foxglove Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Ravenswood Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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