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Get started17 Bluebell Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Needham Market, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP6 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 sits 93.2% above the 2011 sale of £162,000. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
17 Bluebell Grove has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a single storey front extension and proposed alterations.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 13 years.
£162,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 13 years.
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EPC Rating for 17 Bluebell Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,670
Street avg £2,085
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bluebell Grove — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification: Erection of single storey rear extension.
6 May 2011Most recent
£162,000
+6.2%over 4 years2 June 2006
£152,500
+162.9%over 7 years29 September 1998
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP6 8JH: £228,006 (2022–2015).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
IP6 8JL
Closest school
0.6 km
Bosmere Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB