Flat 3, 5 Crescent Road, Ipswich, IP1 2EX

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 437 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–80 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 214.3% above the 2001 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.