1 Elmcroft Road, Ipswich, IP1 6NA

1 Elmcroft Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP1 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 79.4% above the 2010 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.