Flat 1, 1 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SS

Flat 1 is a two-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 D. At 84 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 82% above the 2000 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.