Flat 1, 74 Kitchener Road, Ipswich, IP1 4DT

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP1 4DT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–42 m².

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.