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About 38 Dorset Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Dorset Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 79.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £390,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
38 Dorset Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38 Dorset Close, Ipswich, IP4 3BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2013DemolitionFullPending
Single storey · Rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
38 Dorset Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2022)
£390,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Dorset Close homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 38 Dorset Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £2,843
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 3BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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