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

9 Menai Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 103.6% above the 2002 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 30.5% below the postcode norm.