2 Dorchester Road, Ipswich, IP3 8RQ
About 2 Dorchester Road
2 Dorchester Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Dorchester 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.
Sales history & valuation
2 Dorchester Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8RQ: £405,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in IP3 8RQ
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
On floor area, 2 Dorchester Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dorchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Broke Hall Community Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







