What kind of home is 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT last change hands?

17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT last sold for £330,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £171,000 in March 2014, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2014 and April 2023, 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT rose from £171,000 to £330,000, a change of £159,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The current EPC rating for 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IP3 8UT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT use?

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

What is the council tax band for 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT in?

17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT sits in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich. It falls within the IP3 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT show an average of 209 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The closest primary school to 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is Ravenswood Community Primary School (1.5km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ipswich Academy (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT?

The closest bus stop to 17 Mill Road Drive, IP3 8UT is The Pathway, 158m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT

Estimated value

£317,000

Since the 2023 sale (£330,000)-4%
Against IP3 8UT's recent median (£142,000)+123%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£317,000

Against its 2023 sale (£330,000)-4%
Against IP3 8UT's recent median (£142,000)+123%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Mill Road Drive is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP3 8UT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
73 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in IP3 8UT
5 sales, median £142,000 (2026–2024)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Mill Road Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

16 April 2023Most recent
£330,000
+93.0%over 9 years
7 March 2014
£171,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP3 8UT: £142,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in IP3 8UT

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Mill Road Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich, IP3 8UT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 17 Mill Road Drive

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

17 Mill Road Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Purdis Farm, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP3 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 150.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2023 for £330,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2023

Current Certificate

Sept 2013

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 September 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

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

17 Mill Road Drive 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.

On the street

Versus other Mill Road Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Mill Road Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,521

Street avg £2,782

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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

209/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Pathway — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Ravenswood Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
Ipswich AcademySecondary2.0km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

The PathwayBus stop158m
Trinity ParkBus stop185m
Foxglove CrescentBus stop244m
Suffolk Show GroundBus stop444m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,066 reports36%
Shoplifting504 reports17%
Criminal Damage & Arson253 reports9%
Vehicle Crime211 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP3 8UT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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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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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Mill Road Drive is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in IP3 8UT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Mill Road Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Mill Road Drive was lodged in September 2013 at band D and expired in September 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Mill Road Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP3 8UT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Mill Road Drive is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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