Flat 4, 8 Dalton Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HT

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 25 m² this is the 5th 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 77).

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 78% above the 2005 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.