8 Benezet Street, Ipswich, IP1 2JQ

8 Benezet Street is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 2JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 16th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 30 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 71.4% below the 2018 sale of £455,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£919/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).