Flat 7, 8 Dalton Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HT

Flat 7 is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (18–119 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 116.1% above the 2006 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 97.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.