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

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 80 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–80 m²). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 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 £127,000 sits 353.6% above the 2000 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.