The Lodge, 20 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SU

The Lodge is a detached house in Ipswich (IP1 3SU). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 7 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 13.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 68% above the typical sold price in the postcode.