Flat 1, 30 Museum Street, Ipswich, IP1 1HZ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (62 versus a worst of 42). The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 13.5% below the 2022 sale of £155,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £155,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.