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About 17 Colchester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Colchester Road is a detached house in Ipswich (IP4 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 728.9% above the 1995 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 82.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Colchester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 17 Colchester Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Colchester Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 17 Colchester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£396
Street avg £2,968
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.2 km
Bromeswell Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP4 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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