3b, Coytes Gardens, Ipswich, IP1 1PS

3b is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 88 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 18.1% below the 2005 sale of £177,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.