Abbey Court, Flat 8, 92 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LL

Abbey Court is a mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Abbey Court, where floor areas span 55–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 43.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £90,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.