3 Wootton Drive, Ipswich, IP1 3RT

3 Wootton Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3RT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 77 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 75–254 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 15.7% below the 2022 sale of £575,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£694/sq ft) was about 184.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.