Flat 1, 8 Dalton Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HT

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window 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 lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 60.6% above the 2007 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.