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About 17 Princes Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Princes Gardens is a semi-detached house in Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
It hasn't traded since June 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 16.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 255.6% above the 2001 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Princes Gardens, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Princes Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Princes Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2001)
£81,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Princes Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Princes Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£723
Street avg £2,456
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP8 4PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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