17 Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
About 17 Vale Lane
17 Vale Lane is a semi-detached house in Kersey, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
17 Vale Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
17 Vale Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Vale Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£227,000
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 IP7 6EH: £410,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in IP7 6EH
11 Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
Sold Aug 2024
£337,0002 Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
Sold Jan 2020
£410,000Vale Cottage, Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
Sold Nov 2017
£750,00015 Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
Sold Jun 2014
£165,00014 Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich, IP7 6EH
Sold Feb 2014
£182,500
Versus other Vale Lane homes
On epc rating, 17 Vale Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kersey Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







