8 Menai Court, Bowthorpe Close, Ipswich, IP1 3QB

8 Menai Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 29.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).