3 Dorset Close, Ipswich, IP4 3BJ
About 3 Dorset Close
3 Dorset Close is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 999 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 71.4% above the 2011 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Energy performance
3 Dorset Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at 3 Dorset Close, Ipswich, IP4 3BJ
- Feb 2012PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of single-storey front extension (porch) and part single-storey, part two-storey side extension.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00005/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
3 Dorset Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2011Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP4 3BJ: £390,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Dorset Close homes
3 Dorset Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,994
Street avg £2,837
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.1 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