1b, Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SS

1b is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 84 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–352 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2011 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 37.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.