Flat 5, 8 Dalton Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HT

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 21 m² this is the 2nd 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.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 112.3% above the 2006 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.