48 Waterloo Road, Ipswich, IP1 4EA

48 Waterloo Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–125 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 251.4% above the 1999 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.