18 Sirdar Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LD

18 Sirdar Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 487 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 58.7% above the 2010 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 57 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).