17 Ashmere Grove, Ipswich, IP4 2RE
About 17 Ashmere Grove
17 Ashmere Grove is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2RE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £267,500.
Energy performance
17 Ashmere Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Ashmere Grove has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Ashmere Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 30 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2024Most recent
£267,500
+98.1%over 18 years16 May 2006
£135,000
+462.5%over 11 years7 February 1995
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 2RE: £226,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ashmere Grove homes
17 Ashmere Grove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,011
Street avg £2,043
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Duke of York — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







