16 Matson Road, Ipswich, IP1 4ET

16 Matson Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 8th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 39.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.