17a, Dorset Close, Ipswich, IP4 3BJ
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 1998 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Energy performance
17a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 January 2020
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17a, Dorset Close, Ipswich, IP4 3BJ
- Jul 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to Oak tree protected by TPO No7 of 2012: reduce encroachment back to boundary, remove deadwood overhanging garden area of 17 Dorset Close to prevent overhangs and drop on play area and garden.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00459/TALF
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Sales history & valuation
17a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£484,000
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 IP4 3BJ: £390,000 (2026–2022).
Versus other Dorset Close homes
Floor Area for 17a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
185/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dorset Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Northgate High School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB