5b, Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 2ET

5b is an end-of-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 91 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (30–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average.

Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 13.9% below the 2021 sale of £165,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2021 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.